Table 3.
Pattern of symptoms reported by medical providers and patients (N = 47)
| Symptom | Reported by patients | Reported by medical providers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experienced symptom yes % (N) | Constant %a (n) |
Right after injection %a (n) |
Middle of cycle %a (n) |
End of cycle %a (n) |
Not sure %a (n) |
Experienced symptom yes % (N) | Constant %a (n) |
Right after injection %a (n) |
Middle of cycle %a (n) |
End of cycle %a (n) |
Not sure %a (n) |
|
| Headacheb | 72.3 (34) | 50 (17) | 6 (2) | 0 (0) | 29 (10) | 15 (5) | 62 (29) | 52 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (3) | 38 (11) |
| Fatigue/ weakness/ feeling tiredc | 76.6 (36) | 81 (29) | 0 (0) | 6 (2) | 8 (3) | 6 (2) | 92 (43) | 56 (24) | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 9 (4) | 33 (14) |
| Excess sweatingc | 63.8 (30) | 47 (14) | 7 (2) | 3 (1) | 23 (7) | 20 (6) | 40 (19) | 42 (8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 16 (3) | 42 (8) |
| Joint painc | 80.9 (38) | 63 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 29 (11) | 8 (3) | 75 (35) | 57 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (3) | 34 (12) |
| Swelling of soft tissuec | 78.7 (37) | 51 (19) | 5 (2) | 3 (1) | 27 (10) | 14 (5) | 51 (24) | 58 (14) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 38 (9) |
| Carpal tunnel syndromeb | 66.0 (31) | 65 (20) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 16 (5) | 16 (5) | 21 (10) | 10 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 90 (9) |
| Vision problemc | 53.2 (25) | 64 (16) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 28 (7) | 11 (5) | 20 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 80 (4) |
| Snorec | 59.6 (28) | 75 (21) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 7 (2) | 14 (4) | 49 (23) | 52 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 48 (1) |
| Acro-Fogc,d | 80.9 (38) | 87 (33) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (3) | 5 (2) | 50 (23) | 39 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 57 (13) |
aPercent is out of total N reported as experiencing symptom
bWeighted kappa 0 to 0.20 (slight)
cWeighted kappa < 0 (poor)
dTotal N = 46 for Medical provider