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What is Walker?

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

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Balance problems 198 35 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 177 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Walking problems 172 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Improve mobility 91 26 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 77 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 716 patients currently using Walker

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 9
Mild
 13
None
 99

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

Tiredness 4
Falls 2
Pain in lower back 2
Pain in hands 2
Worsening posture 2
Pain in arms 1
See all 13 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 122   Other: 59%
Course of treatment ended 34   Course of treatment ended: 16%
Did not seem to work 31   Did not seem to work: 15%
Doctor's advice 15   Doctor's advice: 7%
Not indicated 9   Not indicated: 4%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 1%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 0%

See all 197 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

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
 63 50%
Usually
 35 28%
Sometimes
 15 12%
Never
 14 11%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Walker

Very
 19 15%
Somewhat
 19 15%
A little
 26 20%
Not at all
 63 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Walker

$200+
 5 7%
$100-199
 3 4%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 3%
< $25
 54 81%

Report created on May 28, 2012.