Table 2 Significant differences in answers between sufferers (S) and non-sufferers (NS) and interviewees aged ≤64 and >64 years
From: Obstructive lung diseases and inhaler treatment: results from a national public pragmatic survey
I agree | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S | NS | χ 2 | p | ||
Motivation | I would be willing to use the inhaler device for a long period for therapies that last several months | 75.5 | 60 | 11.8613 | p < 0.0027 |
Using the inhaler device makes it easier to follow a treatment | 84 | 72.1 | 10.8456 | p < 0.0044 | |
Fear | Using the inhaler device ensures that you always take the same dose of the drug | 80.8 | 71.8 | 13.0236 | p < 0.0015 |
I fear that the dispenser may contain environmentally harmful substances | 34.8 | 21.8 | 11.5824 | p < 0.0031 | |
I think that a drug taken through an inhaler device is more effective | 77.1 | 67.4 | 10.8163 | p < 0.0045 | |
Sense of security | I think that a drug taken through an inhaler device has a more prolonged effect over time | 60.2 | 49.1 | 9.6056 | p < 0.0082 |
≤64 | >64 | χ 2 | p | ||
Trust | I feel totally able to correctly use an inhaler device | 80.6 | 70.6 | 21.6091 | <0.0001 |
I feel totally able to make an inhaler device work | 81.2 | 72.4 | 20.0434 | <0.0001 | |
The inhaler device seems to be an absolutely safe device | 81.2 | 73.8 | 12.3264 | <0.0021 | |
Availability | I would only be willing to use the inhaler device for a short period of time | 58.2 | 53.2 | 12.2936 | <0.0021 |
Fear | Using the inhaler device introduces a risk of taking a very low dose of the drug | 24.3 | 28.5 | 10.2285 | <0.0060 |