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Patients

Using Electric scooter/chair
198 Patients currently use Electric scooter/chair
11 Patients stopped using Electric scooter/chair
crysbo Sensation: Severe Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile crysbo as needed since Apr 13, 2008
morgan Sensation: Moderate Overall: Mild Cognition: moderate Vision: mild Speech: none Swallowing: none Upper limb: mild Walking: severe See profile morgan mobility, daily since Sep 11, 2007
Mene Mouth/throat: none Arms: mild Chest: none Legs: moderate See profile Mene as needed since Mar 28, 2008

Brand Names: Afikim - Breeze 4, Amigo, Brezzy 600, Caddy, champion, Chazzy, CTM , Devo, E-motion Power Assist, Fold and Go, Golden, HC Zoom, Hoveround, Invacare Custom Power Chair, Invacare Lx3, Invacare Meteor, Invacare Ranger X, Lark, Legend, Melody, mobility, Monarch, Perma Chairman, Pride Celebrity, Pride Go-Go, Pride Sundancer, Pronto M41 and M51, Quantum Z6000, Quicky, Rascal - chauffeur, Revo, Rhythm Chair, Safari, Scooter, Scooter and Car Lift, Shop mobility, Shoprider Mobility, Sunrise Medical, TravelScoot, Travel scooter, Trophy 6, Wheelchair and No Boundaries
See also: Pride, Pride Jazzy Power Chair, Pride Jet Power Chair

What is Electric scooter/chair? This is a generic term for a electric-powered mobility aid. You can read more about this type of aid and its advantages and disadvantages at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobility_scooter Read more...

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

209 patients in the community are using or have used Electric scooter/chair.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	100	47%
Fatigue	26	12%
Stiffness/spasticity	25	11%
General health	8	3%
Mobility	8	3%
Difficulty walking	7	3%
Pain	5	2%
disease-related symptoms	5	2%
Weakness in legs	3	1%
Balance issues	2	<1%
Walking difficulty without aid	2	<1%
Limited Mobility	2	<1%
Atrophy, calf muscle	2	<1%
Muscle Fatigue	1	<1%
Falls	1	<1%

Duration

How long current patients have been using Electric scooter/chair or how long patients were using Electric scooter/chair before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Electric scooter/chair

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
2	8	10	21	23	78

How Long Patients Used Electric scooter/chair Before Stopping

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

Why Patients Stopped Using Electric scooter/chair (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	7	64%
Did not seem to work	2	18%
Expense	1	9%
Doctor's advice	1	9%
Not indicated	1	9%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 6 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	100%	2

Other

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	0%	0
Mild	0%	0
None	100%	6

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 6 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 6)

feathers4me

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe

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by feathers4me
Aug 18, 2008