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Family and Friends Treatment Report
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See also: Children, Husband, son, grandson, daughter-in-law, Husband's support
What is Family and 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 Taken
25 patients in the community are taking or have taken Family and Friends.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| General health | 15 | 60% |
| Other | 4 | 16% |
Dosages
Based on the patients currently taking Family and Friends.
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Family and Friends or how long patients were taking Family and Friends before stopping.
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 67% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Slight | 33% | 1 |
General health
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 3 |
Top reported side-effects include: Anxiety and Frustration
Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 3)
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- amberwell
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: severe
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by amberwell
Nov 12, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- General health
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