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Table 4 Descriptive statistics of PASAPQ total score, performance, and convenience domains by key informationa

From: Quantifying the importance of inhaler attributes corresponding to items in the patient satisfaction and preference questionnaire in patients using Combivent Respimat

 

PASAPQ Total Scoreb

Mean (SD)

PASAPQ Performance Domain Mean (SD)

PASAPQ Convenience Domain Mean (SD)

Overall (n = 503)

75.0 (22.3)

74.4 (24.2)

75.8 (21.9)

Age

 40 to 50 years (n = 108)

76.4 (23.1)

76.8 (23.0)

76.0 (24.4)

 51 to 60 years (n = 181)

77.0 (21.5)

76.3 (23.7)

77.7 (20.3)

 61 to 70 years (n = 159)

74.1 (21.3)

72.8 (23.8)

75.5 (20.9)

 71 to 75 years (n = 55)

68.6 (25.0)

67.6 (27.8)

69.6 (24.2)

Sex

 Male (n = 215)

75.6 (20.5)

75.9 (21.4)

75.1 (20.9)

 Female (n = 288)

74.6 (23.6)

73.2 (26.0)

76.3 (22.7)

Number of Combivent Respimat prescriptions over past 8 months

 2 inhalers (n = 143)

74.8 (22.9)

74.4 (24.7)

75.2 (22.8)

 3 inhalers (n = 100)

75.0 (19.9)

74.9 (21.5)

75.1 (19.6)

 4 or more inhalers (n = 260)

75.2 (22.8)

74.2 (25.0)

76.3 (22.3)

Take Combivent Respimat...

 Once daily (n = 20)

78.7 (19.2)

80.0 (20.0)

77.2 (19.9)

 Twice daily (n = 120)

77.4 (22.4)

77.1 (23.3)

77.7 (22.8)

 Other (n = 268)

73.4 (22.5)

72.5 (24.5)

74.5 (22.2)

 As needed (n = 95)

75.7 (22.0)

74.9 (24.9)

76.7 (20.3)

 I don’t know (n = 68)

71.4 (21.9),

70.1 (23.5)

72.8 (21.5)

Ever used other inhalers

 Yes (n = 426)

74.5 (22.7)

73.7 (24.7)

75.5 (22.2)

 No (n = 77)

77.7 (19.9)

77.9 (20.7)

77.5 (20.3)

Employment status

 Employed full-time (n = 114)

68.2 (25.7)

68.2 (27.5)

68.2 (25.3)

 Employed part-time (n = 28)

76.4 (23.9)

76.8 (24.6)

75.9 (24.6)

 Not employed or retired (n = 358)

76.9 (20.6)

76.0 (22.7)

78.0 (20.1)

  1. PASAPQ Patient Satisfaction and Preference Questionnaire, SD standard deviation
  2. aScores calculated using imputed values. Missing items were imputed using the domain mean from available responses when at least half of the items were nonmissing
  3. bThe total score for the PASAPQ is derived from a summary of the first 13 questions