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What is Steam Sauna?

Steam vapor in a sauna is created by splashing water on the heated rocks. The steam and high heat caused bathers to perspire.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 5 2 Efficacy_moderate
General health 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
detoxification 4 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Muscle tension 2 1 Efficacy_major
Anxious mood 1 1 Efficacy_major
Excess mucus 1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
1
Mild
0
None
3

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Steam Sauna

Heart palpitations 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 33%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 33%
Other 1   Other: 33%

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How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Steam Sauna

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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

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
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Steam Sauna

Always
1 25%
Usually
2 50%
Sometimes
1 25%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Steam Sauna

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
2 50%
A little
2 50%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Steam Sauna

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

Report created on May 28, 2012.