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What is Walking?

Walking is a moderate form of physical activity that can have important health benefits. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
5 33%
Mild
3 20%
None
7 47%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
6 40%
Falls
4 27%
muscle spasms and pain at night
3 20%
Tremors
2 13%
FOOT AND ANKLE INJURIES
2 13%
Soreness
2 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Walking (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
5 45% Other: 45%
Side effects too severe
4 36% Side effects too severe: 36%
Did not seem to work
2 18% Did not seem to work: 18%
I didn't have enough time
1 9% I didn't have enough time: 9%
Not indicated
1 9% Not indicated: 9%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped doing Walking

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Walking

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
2
19
26
44

Stopped Doing Walking

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 47%
Usually
8 53%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 13%
Somewhat
4 27%
A little
2 13%
Not at all
7 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 7%
< $25
9 60%

Report created on November 21, 2009.