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What is Rolling Walker?

A walker with wheels. It combines an adjustable height walking frame with small wheels. Rather than lifting the walker to move, you just push.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Balance problems 44 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Walking problems 40 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 39 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Improve mobility 32 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fatigue 22 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Stiffness/Spasticity 22 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 183 patients currently using Rolling Walker

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 36

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Rolling Walker

Falls 2
Tiredness 2
Pain in lower back 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 30   Other: 51%
Course of treatment ended 11   Course of treatment ended: 19%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 10%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 10%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 3%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 2%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 2%

See all 53 patients who’ve stopped using Rolling Walker

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Rolling Walker

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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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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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Rolling Walker

Always
 21 49%
Usually
 16 37%
Sometimes
 2 5%
Never
 4 9%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Rolling Walker

Very
 5 12%
Somewhat
 7 16%
A little
 10 23%
Not at all
 21 49%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Rolling Walker

$200+
 2 9%
$100-199
 1 4%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 4%
< $25
 17 74%

Report created on February 09, 2012.