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What is Rolling Walker?

A walker with wheels. It combines an adjustable height walking frame with small wheels. Rather than lifting the walker to move, you just push.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Mobility 15 5
Weakness in legs 12 2
Balance problems 10 7
Other 8 3
Stiffness/Spasticity 3 1
Atrophy, calf muscle 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 11%
None
16 89%

Most commonly reported side effects

Pain n the ass to have to always being dependent on my walker
1 6%
worsening posture
1 6%
Arms hurt
1 6%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 36% Other: 36%
Course of treatment ended
3 21% Course of treatment ended: 21%
Did not seem to work
2 14% Did not seem to work: 14%
Side effects too severe
1 7% Side effects too severe: 7%
Not indicated
1 7% Not indicated: 7%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped using Rolling Walker

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Rolling Walker

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

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
1
1
7
2
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
12 67%
Usually
3 17%
Sometimes
3 17%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 6%
Somewhat
2 11%
A little
4 22%
Not at all
11 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 11%
< $25
5 28%

Report created on November 21, 2009.