Patient and Caregiver Perceptions of Airway Clearance Methods Used for Cystic Fibrosis

Table 2

Reported lifetime experience and the current use of airway clearance methods.

Methods	Lifetime use, N = 52 responses					Past 30-day use, N = 53 responses
	Male	Female	NR^†	Total	(%)	Male	Female	NR^†	Total	(%)
Exercise	21	17	1	39	75	21	12	0	33	62
Vest	25	22	1	48	92	14	16	0	30	57
Huff or cough	22	17	1	40	77	14	10	0	24	45
Oscillating PEP	18	16	1	35	67	7	8	0	15	28
Manual CPT	22	23	1	46	88	5	1	1	7	13
Others	5	2	0	7	13	2	0	0	2	4
IPV	2	4	0	6	12	0	0	0	0	0
None	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2

Respondents could choose more than one method of airway clearance. ^†NR = no response was provided for gender. Methods are listed in order by frequency of past 30-day use.