Environmental Control Unit (ECU) Treatment Report

Category: Equipment

Most Popular Types: Possum Controls, Steeper ECU

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What is Environmental Control Unit (ECU)?

An example of Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

Environmental Control Units (ECU) enable persons with physical disabilities to participate in a range of daily activities at home, at work, in classrooms, in nursing homes, and in hospitals through a variety of user-friendly interfaces.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Weakness in arms 2 1 Efficacy_moderate
Generalized weakness (asthenia) 1 1 Efficacy_slight
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 1 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Weakness in hands 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
0
None
1

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

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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 Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

Always
0 0%
Usually
1 100%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 100%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

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

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1 patient evaluation for Environmental Control Unit (ECU)

Purposes: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Weakness in arms, Generalized weakness (asthenia), and Weakness in hands (Started Feb 11, 2008)
Date Dosage ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness Weakness in arms Perceived effectiveness Generalized weakness (asthenia) Perceived effectiveness Weakness in hands Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jul 29, 2012 6 hr Daily ? Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_2Led_efficacy_2Led_defaultLed_default Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default NoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Jul 29, 2012
Advice & Tips
I use a GEWA Environmental Control http://www.possum.co.uk/static/products/59/files/guide.pdf with switch, my Tobii eye gaze technology and the Possum User Intercom and Door Entry System http://www.possum.co.uk/product/84 again, with switch
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