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What is Cough assist vest?

A cough assist vest uses high frequency vibrations to create mini-coughs that dislodge mucus from the bronchial walls, increase mobilization, and move it along toward central airways.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Ineffective cough 43 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 40 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 20 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 14 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Breathing difficulty 10 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Excess saliva 9 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 109 patients currently using Cough assist vest

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 5
None
 14

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Cough assist vest

Headaches 2
Pain in rib 2
Cough 1
Runny nose (rhinorrhea) 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently using Cough assist vest. See all 37 dosages ►

  as needed daily 5minutes as needed 1 hr daily 3 other daily 10 min daily 20 min daily 30 min daily 40 min daily 60 min daily
  44 Number of Patients: 44 43 Number of Patients: 43 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 6 Number of Patients: 6 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 7   Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 5   Other: 36%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Expense 2   Expense: 14%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 7%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 7%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 7%

See all 13 patients who’ve stopped using Cough assist vest

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Cough assist vest

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Cough assist vest

Always
 4 21%
Usually
 10 53%
Sometimes
 5 26%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Cough assist vest

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 1 5%
A little
 6 32%
Not at all
 11 58%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Cough assist vest

$200+
 1 8%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 8%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 10 83%

Report created on February 10, 2012.