Table 2.
Proportion of patients (%) using formal and informal care, transportation and aids and devices during the first year. Differences between the 2 cohorts as well as between women and between men in the 2 cohorts respectively
| Total | p | Women | p | Men | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | ||||
| n = 276 | n = 340 | n = 187 | n = 239 | n = 89 | n = 101 | ||||
| Formal care | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.921 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.754 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.00 |
| Aids/devices total | 18.5 | 38.8 | <0.000 | 21.4 | 45.6 | <0.000 | 12.4 | 22.8 | 0.062 |
| ADL devices | 8.7 | 19.1 | <0.000 | 10.2 | 23.4 | <0.000 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 0.386 |
| Orthoses | 9.4 | 28.8 | 0.001 | 10.7 | 33.5 | <0.000 | 6.7 | 17.8 | 0.022 |
| Walking aids | NA | 4.1 | – | NA | 4.6 | – | NA | 3 | – |
| Work adaptation | 4.7 | NA | – | 6.4 | NA | – | 1.1 | NA | – |
| Transportation | 40.6 | 63.5 | <0.000 | 42.2 | 63.6 | <0.000 | 37.1 | 63.4 | <0.000 |
| Informal care | 51.4 | 52.4 | 0.823 | 59.4 | 60.3 | 0.852 | 34.8 | 33.7 | 0.866 |
| Personal care | 19.9 | 20.9 | 0.770 | 19.3 | 25.5 | 0.126 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 0.029 |
| Household | 46.0 | 49.4 | 0.401 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 0.895 | 23.6 | 30.7 | 0.274 |
ADL activities of daily living, including devices for personal care and household, NA not applicable