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What is Walker?

Walkers are assistive devices that are available in a variety of configurations depending on the needs of the patient.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 189 16
Balance problems 132 17
Difficulty walking 112 9
Stiffness/Spasticity 81 9
Mobility 59 9
Fatigue 49 2

See all 643 patients currently using Walker


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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 2%
Moderate
1 2%
Mild
7 11%
None
55 86%

Most commonly reported side effects

tiredness
3 5%
hand pain
2 3%
worsening posture
2 3%
Arms hurt
1 2%
people stare
1 2%
Social anxiety/phobia
1 2%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
77 60% Other: 60%
Course of treatment ended
22 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Did not seem to work
19 15% Did not seem to work: 15%
Doctor's advice
9 7% Doctor's advice: 7%
Not indicated
5 4% Not indicated: 4%
Side effects too severe
1 1% Side effects too severe: 1%
Personal research
1 1% Personal research: 1%

See all 123 patients who’ve stopped using Walker

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Walker

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
14
17
50
95
152

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
4
14
33
30
27
15

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
33 52%
Usually
21 33%
Sometimes
9 14%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
7 11%
Somewhat
4 6%
A little
13 20%
Not at all
40 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
1 2%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 3%
< $25
24 38%

Report created on November 21, 2009.