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Category: Lifestyle Modifications
A handicap/disabled parking permit (also known as a "Blue badge") allows the bearer to park in specially marked disabled parking spaces. This can be particularly helpful where mobility is a problem; disabled bays usually also have more space around the vehicle to allow the loading of wheelchairs.
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# of patients with evaluations
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
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| Walking problems | 384 | 37 |
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| Fatigue | 362 | 38 |
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| Other | 284 | 21 |
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| Stiffness/Spasticity | 172 | 16 |
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| Improve mobility | 124 | 22 |
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| General health | 79 | 6 |
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See all 1640 patients currently using Handicap/Disability Parking Permit
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Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Handicap/Disability Parking Permit
| Walking problems | 2 | |
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| Social anxiety | 2 | |
| Increased shopping | 2 | |
| Hospitalization | 1 |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Other | 9 | ||
| Did not seem to work | 2 | ||
| Not indicated | 2 |
See all 13 patients who’ve stopped using Handicap/Disability Parking Permit
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Handicap/Disability Parking Permit
Always |
80 | 63% |
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Usually |
33 | 26% |
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Sometimes |
9 | 7% |
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Never |
5 | 4% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Handicap/Disability Parking Permit
Very |
5 | 4% |
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Somewhat |
3 | 2% |
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A little |
7 | 6% |
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Not at all |
112 | 88% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Handicap/Disability Parking Permit
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
1 | 2% |
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< $25 |
54 | 96% |
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Report created on May 28, 2012.