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Reasons Taken

11 patients in the community are using or have used The Vest.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 6 54%
Excess saliva 2 18%
disease-related symptoms 2 18%
clearing my throat 1 9%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently using The Vest.

  0 day 0 hr none 20 min day 40 min day
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using The Vest

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used The Vest Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Why Patients Stopped Using The Vest (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Expense 1 33% Expense: 33%
Doctor's advice 1 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Slight 100% 1

Excess saliva

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • strapples
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • strapples
  • by strapples
    Aug 25, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Other
Advice/Tips
If you have a lot of time on your hands at home then go ahead, very effective if you have the TIME.

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