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Cough assist vest Treatment Report

Brand Names: CoughAssist Mechanical Insufflator-Exsufflator, Emerson, The Vest, Respironics, Percussing vest
Generic Name: Cough assist vest

What is Cough assist vest? A cough assist vest uses high frequency vibrations to create mini-coughs that dislodge mucus from the bronchial walls, increase mobilization, and move it along toward central airways.


Reasons used

142 patients in the community are using or have used Cough assist vest.

Top 10 (Show all)

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 39 27%
Ineffective cough 37 26%
General health 15 10%
disease-related symptoms 10 7%
Excess saliva 10 7%
Breathing difficulty 7 4%
Slow my ALS progress 4 2%
Cough 3 2%
clearing my throat 2 1%
Lung Congestion 2 1%

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

Schedules

Based on the patients currently using Cough assist vest.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  10minutes as needed 15minutes as needed 1 hr all the time (24/7) 30minutes as needed 5minutes as needed as needed daily hours as needed 0.25 hr daily daily 1 hr daily 1 mcg daily 1 min daily 1 other daily daily 2 other daily 3 other daily daily daily daily 10 min daily 10 other daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 40 min daily 80 min daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 47 Number of Patients: 47 44 Number of Patients: 44 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been using Cough assist vest or how long patients were using Cough assist vest before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Cough assist vest

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
4
16
23
12

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
3
1
3
3
1
0
Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 3 30% Other: 30%
Doctor's advice 2 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Expense 2 20% Expense: 20%
Course of treatment ended 2 20% Course of treatment ended: 20%
Personal research 1 10% Personal research: 10%
Side effects too severe 1 10% Side effects too severe: 10%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 18 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 75% 3
Slight 25% 1

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 28% 5
None 72% 13

Top reported side-effects include: Headaches, sore ribs, Cough and blowing nose

Summary results are based on 18 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 18)

  • jmlasorsa
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
  • jmlasorsa
  • by jmlasorsa
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsMild
  • General health

  • silverage
    Sex: M
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: severe
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: severe
  • silverage
  • by silverage
    Sep 10, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Breathing difficulty

See all evaluation results for Cough assist vest

Report created on November 07, 2009.