Memory foam mattress Treatment Report

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What is Memory foam mattress?

An example of Memory foam mattress

Unlike standard foams that compress, but want to spring back to their original shape immediately, memory foam cells compress fully and spread their air pressure to adjoining cells.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 57 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 29 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Pain in lower back 12 2 Efficacy_slight
Insomnia 8 1 Efficacy_moderate
General health 7 1 Efficacy_slight
Bursitis 3 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
2
Mild
1
None
18

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Memory foam mattress

Ineffective 1
Uncomfortable 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense 1   Expense: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%

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How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Memory foam mattress

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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

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
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Memory foam mattress

Always
20 95%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
1 5%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Memory foam mattress

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
3 14%
A little
2 10%
Not at all
16 76%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Memory foam mattress

$200+
2 33%
$100-199
1 17%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 17%
< $25
2 33%

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3 patient evaluations for Memory foam mattress

Purpose: Pain (Started Aug 20, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 29, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 29, 2012
Advice & Tips
It's comfier than a standard mattress just not always comfy enough
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Purposes: General health, Fibromyalgia, and Pain in lower back (Started Sep 12, 2004)
Date Dosage General health Perceived effectiveness Fibromyalgia Perceived effectiveness Pain in lower back Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 11, 2009 Daily Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
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Purposes: Pain in hips and Pain in lower back (Started Jul 01, 2006)
Date Dosage Pain in hips Perceived effectiveness Pain in lower back Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 01, 2006 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_defaultSlight NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Jul 01, 2006
Advice & Tips
Definately gives a more restful nights sleep. Before I used to get pressure pain in the joints, particularly the hips, when I'd been laid on one side for some time. I find that for pain in the lower back it isn;t as effective and I need to put a rolled towel under my back until it relaxes...
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