Baseline Participant Characteristics
PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder, COPD, REALM, anxiety
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, COPD
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GED, General Educational Development; SF-36, 36-item Short Form Health Survey; s-NUMi, Numeracy Understanding in Medicine Instrument Short Form; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; REALM, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine.Unless otherwise indicated, data are expressed as No. (%) of participants. Percentages are rounded and therefore may not total 100.Scores range from 0 (low health literacy) to 66 (high health literacy).Scores range from 0 (low numeracy) to 8 (high numeracy). Includes 131 participants (total), 65 in the experimental intervention group, and 66 in the control group.Scores range from 0 (low quality of life) to 100 (high quality of life).Scores range from 20 (low anxiety) to 80 (high anxiety).Scores range from 3 (low worry) to 13 (high worry).