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What is Body Pillow?

A body pillow is an oversized pillow which is designed to cradle and support the body during sleep and rest. There are numerous different designs and fillings intended to meet different physical needs.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain in lower back 19 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Unrefreshing or poor sleep 11 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Pain in hips 9 1 Efficacy_major
Pain in upper back 5 1 Efficacy_slight
Other 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Pain 2 1 Efficacy_major

See all 57 patients currently using Body Pillow

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Body Pillow

nasal ulcers 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Body Pillow

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

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Body Pillow

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

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
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Body Pillow

Always
 7 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Body Pillow

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 29%
Not at all
 5 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Body Pillow

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 28, 2012.