Table 3.

Proportion of patients (%) using formal and informal care, transportation and aids and devices during the first year. Differences between women and men in T1 and between women and men in T2

	T1		p	T2		p
	Women	Men		Women	Men
	n = 187	n = 89		n = 239	n = 101
Formal care	2.7	1.1	0.668	2.1	2.0	1.00
Aids/devices total	21.4	12.4	0.071	45.6	22.8	<0.000
ADL devices	10.2	5.6	0.211	23.4	8.9	0.002
Orthoses	10.7	6.7	0.293	33.5	17.8	0.004
Walking aids	NA	NA	–	4.6	3	0.776
Work adaptation	6.4	1.1	0.067	NA	NA	–
Transportation	42.2	37.1	0.414	63.6	63.4	0.968
Informal care	59.4	34.8	<0.000	60.3	33.7	<0.000
Personal care	19.3	21.3	0.684	25.5	9.9	0.001
Household	56.7	23.6	<0.000	57.3	30.7	<0.000

ADL activities of daily living, including devices for personal care and household, NA not assessed