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What is Shower/Tub Chair?

Shower chairs are assistive equipment which adds safety to your shower setup.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Balance problems 93 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Weakness in legs 60 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Fatigue 37 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 27 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Stiffness/Spasticity 11 1 Efficacy_slight
Improve mobility 11 1 Efficacy_major

See all 260 patients currently using Shower/Tub Chair

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 25

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Shower/Tub Chair

less room to move in shower. I bump my elbows and head alot. It beats falling! 1
It may be a mental thing...I may not be bending as much as I should try. 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 71%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 14%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped using Shower/Tub Chair

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Shower/Tub Chair

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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

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 Shower/Tub Chair

Always
 17 65%
Usually
 6 23%
Sometimes
 3 12%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Shower/Tub Chair

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 7 27%
Not at all
 18 69%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Shower/Tub Chair

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 10%
$25-49
 1 10%
< $25
 8 80%

Report created on February 12, 2012.