What is Spouse's support?

Category: Others

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Generic name: Family and Friends

See also: Family and Friends

The support and presence of family and friends during illness can be quite valuable, even essential, to an overall feeling of well-being.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
General health 80 16
Increase effect of another treatment 70 13
Fibromyalgia 47 10
Pain 19 5
Depressed mood 13 2

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 4
Moderate 13
Mild 13
None 29

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Spouse's support

Side effect Patients Percentage
Outburst of anger 1
Stress 1

Why patients stopped taking Spouse's support

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 7
Did not seem to work 3
Course of treatment ended 2
Side effects too severe 2
See all 11 patients who've stopped using Spouse's support

Duration

Stopped using Spouse's support

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 1
1 - 6 months 1
6 months - 1 year 1
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 2
10 years or more 3
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 32
Usually 17
Sometimes 8
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 4
Somewhat hard to take 12
A little hard to take 12
Not at all hard to take 31
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 1
$100-199 1
$50-99 1
$25-49 0
< $25 23
Not specified 33
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6 patient evaluations for Spouse's support

Aug 16, 2010 (Started May 20, 1982)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Jan 11, 2010 (Started May 20, 1982)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 11, 2009 (Started Apr 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (complains on the meds i take at times, husband may yell at me, not always sensitive to my needs, not as supportive if we are having a disagreement on something else)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Side effects: complains on the meds i take at times, husband may yell at me, not as supportive if we are having a disagreement on something else, not always sensitive to my needs

May 17, 2009 (Started Apr 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (complains on the meds i take at times, husband may yell at me, not always sensitive to my needs, not as supportive if we are having a disagreement on something else)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: complains on the meds i take at times, husband may yell at me, not as supportive if we are having a disagreement on something else, not always sensitive to my needs

Apr 19, 2009 (Started Apr 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Side effects
    Severe (complains on the meds i take at times, husband may yell at me, not always sensitive to my needs, not as supportive if we are having a disagreement on something else)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: complains on the meds i take at times, husband may yell at me, not as supportive if we are having a disagreement on something else, not always sensitive to my needs

  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 19, 2009 (Started Dec 28, 1991)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily

Dec 18, 2008 (Started Dec 28, 1991)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Other)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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  • 0 helpful marks
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