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What is Walker?

Walkers are assistive devices that are available in a variety of configurations depending on the needs of the patient.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 3%
Mild
5 13%
None
34 85%

Most commonly reported side effects

Tiredness
2 40%
Pain in hands
2 40%
worsening posture
1 20%
people stare
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
37 74% Other: 74%
Course of treatment ended
7 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Doctor's advice
5 10% Doctor's advice: 10%
Did not seem to work
2 4% Did not seem to work: 4%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%
Not indicated
1 2% Not indicated: 2%

See all 49 patients who’ve stopped using Walker

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Walker

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
19 48%
Usually
16 40%
Sometimes
5 13%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 8%
Somewhat
3 8%
A little
9 23%
Not at all
25 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 3%
$100-199
1 3%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
19 48%

Report created on March 22, 2010.