Characteristic | Whole sample (n = 502) | 'Low burden' (n = 240) | 'Moderate burden' (n = 140) | 'High burden' (n = 122) | Pvalue |
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Global score | 30.1 ± 25.3 | 11.3 ± 9.2 | 34.6 ± 11.1 | 65.8 ± 18.1 | < 0.0001 |
Age, years | 59.3 ± 17.0 | 62.9 ± 16.1 | 59.2 ± 17.9 | 52.2 ± 15.6 | < 0.0001 |
Female sex, no. (%) | 266 | 118 (49.2%) | 78 (55.7%) | 70 (57.8%) | 0.23 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.19 |
Married | 216 | 105 (45.3%) | 60 (43.5%) | 51 (42.9%) | Â |
Live in partner | 38 | 13 (5.6%) | 12 (8.7%) | 13 (10.9%) | Â |
Single/separated | 171 | 76 (32.8%) | 49 (35.5%) | 46 (38.7%) | Â |
Widowed | 64 | 38 (16.4%) | 17 (12.3%) | 9 (7.6%) | Â |
Highest education level, no. (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.76 |
No diploma/primary school | 85 | 43 (19.9%) | 23 (17.6%) | 19 (17.1%) | Â |
Secondary/high school | 195 | 96 (44.4%) | 54 (41.2%) | 45 (40.5%) | Â |
College | 178 | 77 (35.6%) | 54 (41.2%) | 47 (42.3%) | Â |
Inpatient, no. (percentage of the whole sample) | 257 | 105 (43.7%) | 84 (60.0%) | 68 (55.7%) | 0.004 |
Duration of disease, years | 15.0 ± 15.4 | 16.3 ± 16.5 | 14.5 ± 16.7 | 13.3 ± 10.7 | 0.34 |
Presence of daily symptoms | 300 | 110 (48.0%) | 93 (70.4%) | 97 (82.2%) | < 0.0001 |
Need for assistance, no. (%) | 132 | 45 (18.8%) | 41 (29.3%) | 46 (38.0%) | 0.0003 |
Number of hospitalizations during the last 12 months | 1.1 ± 1.9 | 0.9 ± 1.8 | 1.2 ± 1.9 | 1.5 ± 2.1 | 0.0004 |
Number of medical appointments/month | 2.3 ± 3.4 | 1.5 ± 1.6 | 2.6 ± 3.3 | 3.6 ± 5.2 | < 0.0001 |
Number of different physicians | 2.4 ± 1.4 | 2.1 ± 1.3 | 2.4 ± 1.3 | 2.9 ± 1.4 | < 0.0001 |
Number of tablets/day | 5.4 ± 4.5 | 4.5 ± 4.1 | 5.7 ± 3.9 | 7.0 ± 5.5 | < 0.0001 |
Number of drug intakes/day | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 1.8 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 0.07 |
Number of injections/day | 0.5 ± 1.3 | 0.2 ± 0.9 | 0.3 ± 0.9 | 1.3 ± 1.9 | < 0.0001 |
Diet, no. (%) | 198 | 75 (31.9%) | 57 (42.2%) | 66 (54.5%) | 0.0002 |
Physical therapy, no. (%) | 113 | 45 (19.2%) | 33 (23.9%) | 35 (28.9%) | 0.11 |
Oxygen therapy, no. (%) | 22 | 5 (2.1%) | 8 (5.7%) | 9 (7.4%) | 0.05 |
Time needed to organize drugs/week* | 22 ± 92 min | 17 ± 100 min | 13 ± 51 min | 43 ± 108 min | < 0.0001 |
Need for self-monitoring, no. (%) | 168 | 61 (25.4%) | 36 (25.7%) | 71 (58.2%) | < 0.0001 |
Time needed for self-monitoring/week* | 14 ± 66 min | 5 ± 31 min | 10 ± 67 min | 37 ± 101 min | < 0.0001 |
Presence of side effects, no. (%) | 168 | 46 (20.9%) | 56 (43.1%) | 66 (58.4%) | < 0.0001 |
Patient considers his treatment efficient, no. (%) | 317 | 176 (73.3%) | 74 (52.9%) | 67 (54.9%) | < 0.0001 |
Main chronic condition, no. (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | < 0.0001 |
Diabetes | 81 | 25 (10.7%) | 14 (10.1%) | 42 (35.0%) | Â |
Rheumatologic diseases | 59 | 25 (10.7%) | 21 (15.2%) | 13 (10.8%) | Â |
Pulmonary diseases (other than asthma) | 40 | 23 (9.9%) | 12 (8.7%) | 5 (4.2%) | Â |
High blood pressure and dyslipidemia | 44 | 29 (12.4%) | 9 (6.5%) | 6 (5.0%) | Â |
Asthma | 37 | 23 (9.9%) | 8 (5.8%) | 6 (5.0%) | Â |
Systemic diseases | 43 | 16 (6.9%) | 13 (9.4%) | 14 (11.7%) | Â |