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What is Foam Bed Wedge?

Foam wedge is useful for elevating the head or feet in the bed.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 3 0
Support circulatory health 2 2 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 1 0
prop my legs up while I'm in bed 1 0
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 1 1 Efficacy_slight
Breathing difficulty 1 1 Efficacy_slight

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Foam Bed Wedge

Swelling in legs, feet and ankles 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4   Other: 80%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Foam Bed Wedge

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Foam Bed Wedge

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Foam Bed Wedge

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 25%
Not at all
 3 75%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Foam Bed Wedge

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 25, 2012.