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What is Occupational therapy? Occupational Therapy (OT) is a healthcare discipline allied to medicine which involves assessment of challenges to daily living and helping the patient overcome these through the use of assistive devices and home modifications. Read more...Click to read more below


Reasons Taken

19 patients in the community are taking or have taken Occupational therapy.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Slow my ALS progress 5 31%
Stiffness/spasticity 3 18%
disease-related symptoms 3 18%
Fasciculations 1 6%
Endurance reduced (whole body) 1 6%
Weakness in arms 1 6%
General health 1 6%
Other 1 6%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Occupational therapy.

  0 hr month 0 hr none 0 hr week 1 hr week 3 hr week 1.5 hr day 60 week
  1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 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  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Occupational therapy or how long patients were taking Occupational therapy before stopping.

Currently taking Occupational therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
5
4
1
2

Stopped taking Occupational therapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
0
0
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Occupational therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1 50% Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Slight 100% 1

Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 2

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 2)

  • Wayne Lampe
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
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  • Wayne Lampe
  • by Wayne Lampe
    Aug 23, 2008
  • EfficacySlight
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Endurance reduced (whole body)

  • amma
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: mild
    See profile
  • by amma
    Aug 25, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • disease-related symptoms

See all evaluation results for Occupational therapy



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