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What is Wheelchair (powered)?

A power or electric wheelchair contains a battery, motor, and control mechanism to allow the user to propel themselves without the need for either a caregiver to push or muscle strength to move. More advanced models tilt and adjust their seats.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 6%
Moderate
1 2%
Mild
6 13%
None
38 79%

Most commonly reported side effects

Back pain
2 22%
discomfort
2 22%
Buttocks pain
2 22%
Soreness if too firm
2 22%
hard on arms to move the leg supports
1 11%
cumbersome
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
26 84% Other: 84%
Side effects too severe
2 6% Side effects too severe: 6%
Course of treatment ended
2 6% Course of treatment ended: 6%
Did not seem to work
1 3% Did not seem to work: 3%

See all 31 patients who’ve stopped using Wheelchair (powered)

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Wheelchair (powered)

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

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
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
36 75%
Usually
8 17%
Sometimes
3 6%
Never
1 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 2%
Somewhat
5 10%
A little
11 23%
Not at all
31 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 2%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
17 35%

Report created on March 21, 2010.