Figures & data
Figure 1. Sample Selection*: Disconnected, fax number, business phone, language barrier, wrong number; †: No answer, busy signal, answering machine, respondent not available; ‡: Patients were included in the survey and subsequently interviewed if they met all of the following criteria: adults ≥ 18 years of age; self-reported COPD, chronic bronchitis, and/or emphysema (each condition had to be physician-diagnosed); and currently receiving nebulization treatment for their breathing condition. Patients who did not meet these criteria were excluded from the survey; there were no additional exclusion criteria. The inclusion and exclusion criteria for caregivers of patients with COPD were identical to those for patients; however, in the caregiver's case, they were responding on behalf of the person for whom they cared.
![Figure 1. Sample Selection*: Disconnected, fax number, business phone, language barrier, wrong number; †: No answer, busy signal, answering machine, respondent not available; ‡: Patients were included in the survey and subsequently interviewed if they met all of the following criteria: adults ≥ 18 years of age; self-reported COPD, chronic bronchitis, and/or emphysema (each condition had to be physician-diagnosed); and currently receiving nebulization treatment for their breathing condition. Patients who did not meet these criteria were excluded from the survey; there were no additional exclusion criteria. The inclusion and exclusion criteria for caregivers of patients with COPD were identical to those for patients; however, in the caregiver's case, they were responding on behalf of the person for whom they cared.](/cms/asset/10932a2a-1f1a-468f-bd5e-5ef01a944531/icop_a_773302_f0001_b.gif)
Table 1 Demographicsa
Table 2. Concomitant therapiesa
Figure 2. Assessment of COPD. Patient question: Which of the following statements accurately describes your current condition? Caregiver question: Which of the following statements accurately describes this patient's current condition? Percentages are based on rounding and reflect only patients who responded to the given question. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
![Figure 2. Assessment of COPD. Patient question: Which of the following statements accurately describes your current condition? Caregiver question: Which of the following statements accurately describes this patient's current condition? Percentages are based on rounding and reflect only patients who responded to the given question. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.](/cms/asset/99e8558c-3b43-45a4-8cd5-96369198ac1b/icop_a_773302_f0002_b.gif)
Figure 3. Benefits associated with nebulizer use. Patient question: For each statement below, please tell me whether you agree or disagree, given your own experiences with a breathing disorder. As a result of using a nebulizer… Caregiver question: For each statement below, please tell me whether you agree or disagree, given your own experience as a caregiver. As a result of using a nebulizer… Percentages are based on rounding and reflect only patients who responded to the given statement.
![Figure 3. Benefits associated with nebulizer use. Patient question: For each statement below, please tell me whether you agree or disagree, given your own experiences with a breathing disorder. As a result of using a nebulizer… Caregiver question: For each statement below, please tell me whether you agree or disagree, given your own experience as a caregiver. As a result of using a nebulizer… Percentages are based on rounding and reflect only patients who responded to the given statement.](/cms/asset/156f2908-3a40-452d-9aa4-a72b92615694/icop_a_773302_f0003_b.gif)
Figure 4. General perceptions of nebulization. Patient/Caregiver question: For each statement below, please tell me whether you agree or disagree. Percentages are based on rounding and reflect only patients who responded to the given statement.
![Figure 4. General perceptions of nebulization. Patient/Caregiver question: For each statement below, please tell me whether you agree or disagree. Percentages are based on rounding and reflect only patients who responded to the given statement.](/cms/asset/59df8c85-9ddd-47dc-86d0-b06ad01c4a95/icop_a_773302_f0004_b.gif)
Table 3. Primary disadvantages of nebulization therapy