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What is Cough Assist Machine?

The Cough Assist Machine helps to clear secretions from the lungs by helping you with your breathing. When you breathe in, the machine gives you air to help expand your lungs. When you blow out, the machine creates a sucking force that pulls air out of your lungs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Increased secretions 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 10 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
preventive 9 1 Efficacy_slight
Choking 1 0
Doctor recommendation 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Ineffective cough 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 30 patients currently using Cough Assist Machine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 7

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Cough Assist Machine. See all 21 dosages ►

  5minutes as needed 1other as needed 1 other daily 2 min daily 2 other daily 3 other daily 4 daily 5 min daily 6 min daily 10 min daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Cough Assist Machine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Cough Assist Machine

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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cough Assist Machine

Always
 4 57%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 1 14%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cough Assist Machine

Very
 1 14%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 43%
Not at all
 3 43%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cough Assist Machine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

Report created on May 26, 2012.