PatientsLikeMe : Assistive Technology Treatment Report

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Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Other	27	3
Assistive communication	12	1
Mobility	6	2
Stiffness/Spasticity	6	0
General health	5	0
Weakness in arms	3	2
Atrophy, hand muscles	3	0
communication	2	0
Hand weakness, both sides	2	0
Sensation	2	0
disease-related symptoms	2	0
right hand weakness	2	0
For typing with my mouse	1	0
speech/talking difficulties	1	0
eye-controlled communication	1	0
loss of hand dexterity/unable to use keyboard	1	0
Don't know	1	0
sensation	1	0
Support another treatment	1	0
Stiffness	1	0

See all 20 reasons taken ▼

See all 77 patients currently using Assistive Technology

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	0	0%
Moderate	0	0%
Mild	1	17%
None	5	83%

Most commonly reported side effects

Muscle soreness	1	17%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	1	100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Assistive Technology

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Assistive Technology

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
1	0	3	12	9	26

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	5	83%
Usually	1	17%
Sometimes	0	0%
Never	0	0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	0	0%
Somewhat	0	0%
A little	0	0%
Not at all	6	100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	2	33%
$100-199	0	0%
$50-99	0	0%
$25-49	0	0%
< $25	3	50%

Patient Evaluations

See all 6 patient evaluations

swhite.geo

Sex: M

Mouth/throat: moderate

Arms: severe

Chest: moderate

Legs: moderate

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swhite.geo

daily

since Apr 15, 2009
Efficacy Major for Weakness in arms
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips First, I believe that Dasher and Skeleton Key should be listed as "Software, Assistive", so as not to mislead. Dasher is a free software, available at http:/... See full evaluation