Research Article

Patient Perspectives on the Use of Digital Technology to Help Manage Cystic Fibrosis

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Demographic information

Total patients, 31
Age at onboarding (years)Mean (SD)33 (9.4)
Range18-58
Female, (%)17 (54.8)
Primary insurance, (%)Commercial25 (80.6)
Medicare4 (12.9)
Medicaid2 (6.5)
% predicted FEV1, mean (SD)68.3 (26.3)
Airway disease severity, (%)Mild14 (45.2)
Moderate10 (32.3)
Severe7 (22.6)
Number of medications, mean (SD)20 (5.6)
Comorbidities, (%)Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes16 (51.6)
Liver disease5 (16.1)
Peptic ulcer disease1 (3.2)

FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second; SD = standard deviation.