Table 4.
Symptom grouping | Symptom reported | Number of times symptom is identified as present by participantsa | Frequency of symptom reported as occurring in the past 2 weeksb | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Over half the days (%) | Under half the days (%) | |||
Muscle | Weakness/stiffness | 56 | 55 (98) | 1 (2) |
Fasciculations | 8 | 5 (63) | 2 (3) | |
Mobility | Loss of limb function | 45 | 42 (93) | 1 (2) |
Walking | 36 | 35 (97) | - | |
Oral | Speech | 34 | 30 (88) | 2 (6) |
Swallow/choking | 24 | 22 (92) | 2 (8) | |
Tiredness | Fatigue | 33 | 31 (94) | 2 (6) |
Sleep | 14 | 13 (93) | 1 (7) | |
Pain | Pain | 26 | 26 (100) | - |
Cramps | 19 | 13 (68) | 6 (32) | |
Quality of life | Independence in activities of daily living | 17 | 17 (100) | - |
Quality of life | 4 | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |
Cognition or behaviour | Behaviour change | 9 | 4 (45) | 5 (55) |
Emotional lability | 7 | 3 (43) | 4 (57) | |
Gastrointestinal | Constipation | 9 | 4 (45) | 5 (55) |
Gastrointestinal (unspecified) | 3 | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | |
Mood | Low mood | 7 | 4 (57) | 3 (43) |
Anxiety | 3 | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | |
Continence | Incontinence | 2 | 2 (100) | - |
Nocturia | 1 | - | - |
aNote that due to missing data patterns, frequency of identification may be greater than frequency of occurrence or impact and percentages may not total 100%. bRepresented as a percentage of the number of people who reported this symptom as occurring to them.