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Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain, lower back 8 2
Other 6 1
Stiffness/Spasticity 2 0
Pain 1 0
herniated disks in lower back, l4 and l5 1 0
severe back pain, thorasic 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 67%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

discomfort
1 33%
caused more pain
1 33%
Heat intolerance
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 50% Other: 50%
Doctor's advice
2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Did not seem to work
1 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Course of treatment ended
1 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped using Back Brace

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Back Brace

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
1
1
2
6

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
0
2
1
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 33%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
1 33%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 67%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 22, 2009.