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Using Wheelchair (powered)
492 Patients currently use Wheelchair (powered)
27 Patients stopped using Wheelchair (powered)
jr42 Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: none Legs: mild Type: Lower Motor Neuron See profile jr42 Frontier-Mid Wheel Drive, as needed since Mar 03, 2008
strapples Sex: M Mouth/throat: severe Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: severe See profile strapples all the time (24/7) since Feb 18, 2008
buckaroo Sex: M Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile buckaroo Quantum 6000, all the time (24/7) since Apr 01, 2008

Wheelchair (powered) Treatment Report

Brand Names: Invacare Power Wheelchair, Permobil C300, Quantum 6000, Pride Jazzy Power Chair, Permobil, Permobil C500, Permobil C400, Pride Quantum 600, Permobil Chairman 2K, Power-Permobil K/C300, Invacare SP Power Wheelchair, Chairman, Invacare Storm3, Invacare TDX SP Powerchair, Invacare Storm TDX5, Pride Jet 3 Power Chair, Spectra Plus, Ranger X, Balder F280, CE Mobility, TDS-SP, Frontier-Mid Wheel Drive, Combi II, Invacare Pronto M51, Balder, Merits Mobility, Meyra Nemo vertical, Pride Mobility, Pride Z-Chair, Invacare power chair, Roma Vienna, Invacare At'm Travel Power Wheelchair, Independence Tech iBot 4000, Mini Crosser, Pride Jet Power Chair, Otto Bock, Invacare Pronto M91, Invacare Harrier Plus, Hoveround, Pride Jet 7, Permobil Trax Corpus
See also: Foot control for power chair, Invacare Lynx LX3, Invacare SP Power Wheelchair, Shoprider Mobility, Wheelchair (manual)

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.

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Reasons used

519 patients in the community are using or have used Wheelchair (powered).

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	112	21%
Mobility	72	13%
Fatigue	48	9%
disease-related symptoms	34	6%
General health	33	6%
Mobility	32	6%
Stiffness/Spasticity	22	4%
Balance problems	19	3%
Weakness in legs	16	3%
Difficulty walking	15	2%
Slow my ALS progress	5	<1%
Inability to walk	5	<1%
Atrophy, muscle	5	<1%
Atrophy, lower body muscles	4	<1%
falling	3	<1%
Foot drop	3	<1%
Breathing difficulty	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Leg & arm weakness	1	<1%
Weakness/slowness (asthenia)	1	<1%
Loss of large muscle control	1	<1%
Atrophy, calf muscle	1	<1%
mobility limited by distance	1	<1%
Mobility, legs are getting weaker	1	<1%
Anxiety	1	<1%
Loss of manual dexterity	1	<1%
Loss of coordination/balance	1	<1%
Staggered walk	1	<1%
very weak legs and arms	1	<1%
Don't know	1	<1%
Support another treatment	1	<1%
Cold legs below knee	1	<1%
Leg weakness	1	<1%
Atrophy, thigh muscles	1	<1%
Excess saliva	1	<1%

Other equipment patients are using for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Levothyroxine.

Duration

How long current patients have been using Wheelchair (powered) or how long patients were using Wheelchair (powered) before stopping.

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
6	2	21	48	80	90

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	8	6	6	3	4

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	23	85%
Side effects too severe	2	7%
Course of treatment ended	2	7%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 39 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	70%	7
Moderate	30%	3

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	8%	3
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	13%	5
None	79%	31

Top reported side-effects include: Soreness if too firm, discomfort, Back pain

Summary results are based on 39 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 39)

jmlasorsa

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: moderate

Chest: mild

Legs: moderate

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by jmlasorsa
Aug 18, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Fatigue

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gailHD

Sex: F

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: none

Legs: severe

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by gailHD
Aug 21, 2008

EfficacyMajor
Side-effectsNone

Inability to walk

Advice/Tips: This is a good power chair to get before your insurance buys The Big One.

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Report created on November 07, 2009.

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