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HUGS Treatment Report

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Reasons used

35 patients in the community are using or have used HUGS.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 12 34%
Other 8 22%
Slow my ALS progress 4 11%
good attitude 2 5%

Other treatments patients are using for General health include Multivitamins, Omega 3 Fish Oil, and Vitamin C.

Duration

How long current patients have been using HUGS or how long patients were using HUGS before stopping.

Currently Using HUGS

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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6
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11

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

  • strapples
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: severe
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
  • strapples
  • by strapples
    Aug 16, 2009
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Slow my ALS progress

See all evaluation results for HUGS

Report created on November 07, 2009.