What is Motorized scooter/chair?

An example of Motorized scooter/chair

This is a generic term for a electric-powered mobility aid. There are a variety of models to choose from including 3- and 4-wheeled electric scooters.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Walking problems 82 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Improve mobility 81 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Fatigue 56 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Stiffness/Spasticity 27 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Mobility decreased 19 0
Balance problems 19 1 Efficacy_major

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
7
None
46

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Motorized scooter/chair

MANY BUILDINGS ARE INACCESSABLE 3
people stare 1
Sore butt 1
cant operate alone 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 23   Other: 68%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 9%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 9%
Not indicated 3   Not indicated: 9%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 6%
Expense 1   Expense: 3%

See all 34 patients who’ve stopped using Motorized scooter/chair

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Motorized scooter/chair

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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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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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Motorized scooter/chair

Always
35 66%
Usually
7 13%
Sometimes
9 17%
Never
2 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Motorized scooter/chair

Very
5 9%
Somewhat
9 17%
A little
15 28%
Not at all
24 45%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Motorized scooter/chair

$200+
4 16%
$100-199
2 8%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
19 76%

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16 patient evaluations for Motorized scooter/chair

Purpose: Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Jan 15, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 19, 2013 Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Feb 19, 2013
Advice & Tips
Freedom!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Ern
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 8 yrs
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: severe
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: severe
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: Walking problems (Started Feb 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Sep 29, 2011 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
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Purpose: Improve mobility (Started Oct 01, 2009)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 12, 2011 As needed Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Apr 12, 2011
Advice & Tips
I really only use a motorized scooter/chair when shopping. Too much walking causes dizziness, fatigue, and pain for me.
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