Walker Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

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Generic Name: Walker

What is Walker?

An example of Walker

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

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Balance problems 216 41 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Walking problems 187 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Improve mobility 100 28 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 85 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Fatigue 78 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Weakness in legs 39 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 728 patients currently using Walker

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 8
Mild
 13
None
 110

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

Tiredness 4
Pain in lower back 2
Pain in hands 2
Worsening posture 2
Falls 2
Pain in arms 1
See all 14 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 130   Other: 60%
Did not seem to work 35   Did not seem to work: 16%
Course of treatment ended 34   Course of treatment ended: 16%
Doctor's advice 15   Doctor's advice: 7%
Not indicated 10   Not indicated: 5%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 0%

See all 207 patients who’ve stopped using Walker

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using 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 Walker

Always
 69 50%
Usually
 35 26%
Sometimes
 18 13%
Never
 15 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Walker

Very
 20 15%
Somewhat
 22 16%
A little
 31 23%
Not at all
 64 47%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Walker

$200+
 8 12%
$100-199
 3 4%
$50-99
 1 1%
$25-49
 2 3%
< $25
 55 80%

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58 patient evaluations for Walker

  • rose5
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    Parkinson's: 12 yrs
    Hoehn-Yahr 4 Type: Parkinson's disease On
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
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Purpose: Improve mobility (Started Nov 03, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Nov 18, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Sep 15, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Jan 29, 2011 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Nov 18, 2012
Advice & Tips
GOTA U-STEP WALKER. MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR PD AND MS PATIENTS. IT IS WONDERFUL.
Date
Sep 15, 2012
Advice & Tips
I hate having to walk with a walker at 54. But I have had a few bad falls, so I know I need it.
Date
Jan 29, 2011
Advice & Tips
I was using a walker in the past to help me with mobility. I was able to stop using it after I went through the LSVT Big Exercise Program and was feeling great. Then, I found out that this intense exercising, made me tear the meniscus in both my knees, and I had arthroscopic knee surgery on both knees on 11/3/10. I am doing rehab with my LSVT therapist, who wants me to use my walker again.
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Purpose: Balance problems (Started Feb 28, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 01, 2012 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Sep 03, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Oct 01, 2012
Advice & Tips
no longer safe to walk
Date
Sep 03, 2010
Advice & Tips
I can still walk short distances and my walker has saved me from falls countless times. It allows me to still get a little exercise safely.
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Purpose: Balance problems (Started Jan 01, 2005)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 25, 2012 Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Sep 25, 2012
Advice & Tips
Stopped using the walker when balance problems made it unsafe to use.
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