Shower/Tub Chair Treatment Report
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See also: Shower chair self propelled, Shower/tub chair with transfer bench
What is Shower/Tub Chair? Shower chairs are assistive equipment which adds safety to your shower setup.
Reasons Taken
85 patients in the community are using or have used Shower/Tub Chair.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 17 | 26% |
| Fatigue | 15 | 23% |
| Balance issues | 10 | 15% |
| Stiffness/spasticity | 5 | 7% |
| Weakness in legs | 4 | 6% |
| disease-related symptoms | 3 | 4% |
| Mobility | 2 | 3% |
| Pain | 2 | 3% |
| Dizziness | 1 | 1% |
| Loss of coordination/balance | 1 | 1% |
| General health | 1 | 1% |
| Difficulty walking | 1 | 1% |
| Slow my MS progress | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been using Shower/Tub Chair or how long patients were using Shower/Tub Chair before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 5 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 4 |
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Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 5 |
Summary results are based on 5 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 5)
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- dbrister
- Sensation: moderate
- Overall: mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: mild
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by dbrister
Sep 04, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Balance issues
- Advice/Tips
- Transfer bench - make sure the inside legs have an adjustable height independent of the outside height. Most newer bathtubs don't have a bottom that is level with the floor outside the bathtub.
- See full evaluation
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