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What is Lift?

A variety of lift products are available using assistive technology for handicap accessibility and disability assistance, such as stair lifts with seats, vertical lifts that can accommodate wheelchairs and transfer lifts designed to move a person to and from bed.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
7 100%

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently using Lift. See all 19 dosages ►

  0other as needed 10minutes as needed 1other as needed 80mg as needed as needed daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 2 min daily 2 other daily 4 other daily 5 min daily 10 min daily 10 other daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 34 min daily 45 min daily 5085 other daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
2 67% Other: 67%
Did not seem to work
1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Lift

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Lift

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

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
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
5 71%
Usually
1 14%
Sometimes
1 14%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 14%
Somewhat
2 29%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
4 57%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 14%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on March 20, 2010.