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What is Diapers?

Diapers are primarily worn by children who are not yet potty trained or suffer from bedwetting. However, they can also be used by adults who suffer from incontinence or in certain circumstances where access to a toilet is unavailable.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Intermittent urinary incontinence 8 2 Efficacy_moderate
Urinary Incontinence 5 2 Efficacy_major
Improve mobility 2 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Bowel (fecal) incontinence 2 0
Other 1 0
Incontinence 1 1 Efficacy_major

See all 17 patients currently using Diapers

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 4
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Diapers

Rash or skin problems 2
Sweating 1
Skin irritation 1
Bowel (fecal) incontinence 1
Bladder leakage 1
Fear of embarrassment 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Diapers

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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
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Diapers

Always
 4 67%
Usually
 2 33%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Diapers

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 3 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Diapers

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 40%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 20%
< $25
 2 40%

Report created on May 28, 2012.