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Table 3 Rating of impact of NPC symptoms on ADLs and HRQOL of patients and family/others

From: Impacts and Burden of Niemann pick Type-C: a patient and caregiver perspective

 

Patient self-reported (n = 6)

Caregiver reported (n = 42)*

Impact on patients

Impact on family/others

Impact on patients

Impact on family/others

ADLs

HRQOL

ADLs

HRQOL

ADLs

HRQOL

ADLs

HRQOL

Ambulation, n (%)

 Not at all

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

5 (11.9)

6 (14.3)

6 (14.3)

10 (23.8)

 Somewhat or moderately

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

15 (35.7)

13 (31.0)

21 (50.0)

15 (35.7)

 A lot or extremely

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

2 (33.3)

22 (52.4)

23 (54.8)

15 (35.7)

17 (40.5)

Speech, n (%)

 Not at all

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

7 (16.7)

9 (21.4)

13 (31.0)

13 (31.0)

 Somewhat or moderately

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

20 (47.6)

17 (40.5)

22 (52.4)

22 (52.4)

 A lot or extremely

3 (50.0)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

14 (33.3)

15 (35.7)

6 (14.3)

6 (14.3)

Swallow, n (%)

 Not at all

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

12 (28.6)

11 (26.2)

13 (31.0)

15 (35.7)

 Somewhat or moderately

3 (50.0)

4 (66.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

9 (21.4)

12 (28.6)

20 (47.6)

15 (35.7)

 A lot or extremely

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

19 (45.2)

17 (40.5)

8 (19.0)

10 (23.8)

Fine motor skills, n (%)

 Not at all

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

7 (16.7)

9 (21.4)

11 (26.2)

14 (33.3)

 Somewhat or moderately

3 (50.0)

4 (66.7)

3 (50.0)

3 (50.0)

19 (45.2)

16 (38.1)

21 (50.0)

19 (45.2)

 A lot or extremely

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

1 (16.7)

15 (35.7)

16 (38.1)

9 (21.4)

8 (19.0)

Cognition, n (%)

 Not at all

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

5 (11.9)

4 (9.5)

8 (19.0)

9 (21.4)

 Somewhat or moderately

4 (66.7)

5 (83.3)

4 (66.7)

4 (66.7)

13 (31.0)

14 (33.3)

17 (40.5)

19 (45.2)

 A lot or extremely

0

0

0

0

22 (52.4)

23 (54.8)

15 (35.7)

12 (28.6)

  1. *Although 42 caregivers completed the survey overall, two did not fully complete all symptoms questions; n=41 completed speech and fine motor skills items and n=40 completed swallowing and cognition items