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What is Walking?

Walking is a moderate form of physical activity that can have important health benefits. Read more...Click to read more below

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 17%
Moderate
4 22%
Mild
3 17%
None
8 44%

Most commonly reported side effects

Fatigue
6 67%
Falls
4 44%
Muscle spasms at night
4 44%
Tremor
3 33%
Soreness
3 33%
FOOT AND ANKLE INJURIES
2 22%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Doing Walking (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
6 46% Side effects too severe: 46%
Other
5 38% Other: 38%
Did not seem to work
2 15% Did not seem to work: 15%
I didn't have enough time
1 8% I didn't have enough time: 8%
Not indicated
1 8% Not indicated: 8%

See all 11 patients who’ve stopped doing Walking

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Doing Walking

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Doing Walking

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
7 39%
Usually
9 50%
Sometimes
1 6%
Never
1 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
3 17%
Somewhat
4 22%
A little
3 17%
Not at all
8 44%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
11 61%

Report created on March 12, 2010.