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What is Friends?

The support and presence of family and friends during illness can be quite valuable, even essential, to an overall feeling of well-being.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Support another treatment 14 2
General health 10 2
Other 9 1
Depression 7 0
Frustration 5 1
Pain 3 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
5 100%

Currently Using Friends

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
8
4
13

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 80%
Usually
1 20%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
2 40%

Report created on November 23, 2009.