Wheelchair (manual) Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

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What is Wheelchair (manual)?

An example of Wheelchair (manual)

A manual wheelchair typically has handrails on the wheels to allow the user to propel themselves; there may also be handles at the rear to let another person push them. Wheelchairs are used by some people only when going outdoors to reduce the risk of falls.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Improve mobility 137 22 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fatigue 106 23 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Weakness in legs 78 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Stiffness/Spasticity 41 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Balance problems 31 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Walking difficult without aid 22 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 51   Other: 62%
Course of treatment ended 18   Course of treatment ended: 22%
Not indicated 5   Not indicated: 6%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 5%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%

See all 79 patients who’ve stopped using Wheelchair (manual)

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Wheelchair (manual)

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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 Wheelchair (manual)

Always
 38 47%
Usually
 22 27%
Sometimes
 21 26%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Wheelchair (manual)

Very
 7 9%
Somewhat
 19 23%
A little
 22 27%
Not at all
 33 41%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Wheelchair (manual)

$200+
 4 9%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 2%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 39 89%

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36 patient evaluations for Wheelchair (manual)

Purposes: Fatigue and Weakness in legs (Started Jul 01, 2010)
Date Dosage Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Weakness in legs Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Feb 07, 2011   Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Feb 07, 2011
Advice & Tips
Don't leave it too late. I found it very difficult to start off, I was reluctaant even to let my children see me in it. In fact my 15 year old son used to roll around the house in it long before I had the couage to use it. The benefit that was unexpected is arriviing at a destination without, what has become for me, the associated fatigue of the journey.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • Aturo
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 3 yrs
    Mentor
    Type: Primary Progressive
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Severe
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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Purpose: Balance problems (Started Nov 03, 2010)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 15, 2011 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jan 15, 2011
Advice & Tips
Nice chair lightweight
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • chasmengr
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 5 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
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Purposes: Fatigue, Walking problems, and Mobility limited by distance (Started Jun 21, 2010)
Date Dosage Fatigue Perceived effectiveness Walking problems Perceived effectiveness Mobility limited by distance Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 27, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 MildMildMildMild UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA little
Jul 16, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 NoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA little
Side effects:
Scraped knuckles
Date
Oct 27, 2010
Advice & Tips
Standing and/or walking caused me serious fatigue. Using a chair really helps. I stopped using this borrowed chair because I got my permanent chair.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Jul 16, 2010
Advice & Tips
Technically I am Kurtzke EDSS 5.5, so I am able to walk. But when I do, fatigue consumes my entire body. So I borrowed a K0005 wheelchair (Quickie 2) to try out. It has made a tremendous difference. Because it's helping reduce my secondary fatigue so much, the Veterans Admin has Rxd me a wheelchair. I get fit for it in 3 weeks. This borrowed chair, though helpful, is too wide, too heavy, and too tall for me. I am very excited to be getting my own custom-fit chair. The VA Doc was very glad to hear I was exercising at a gym (including my legs). I continue to walk a little so my legs won't atrophy.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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