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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 26 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Improve communication 19 3 Efficacy_major
Stiffness/Spasticity 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
Atrophy of hand muscles 5 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Weakness in arms 5 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
General health 5 0

See all 77 patients currently using Assistive Technology

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 3
None
 8

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Assistive Technology

Burning sensation in eyes 1
Muscle aches 1
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 100%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 20%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped using Assistive Technology

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How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Assistive Technology

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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 Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Assistive Technology

Always
 7 58%
Usually
 2 17%
Sometimes
 2 17%
Never
 1 8%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Assistive Technology

Very
 3 25%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 8%
Not at all
 8 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Assistive Technology

$200+
 2 33%
$100-199
 1 17%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 50%

Report created on February 10, 2012.