Table 5.
Non-medical costs (€, mean, SD) during the first year in T1 and T2. 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 | 8 (49) | 45 (429) | 0.239 | 182 (1859) | 67 (587) | 0.545 |
| Aids/devices total | 73 (289) | 41 (201) | 0.346 | 87 (168) | 43 (109) | 0.015 |
| ADL devices | 32 (226) | 21 (167) | 0.688 | 24 (89) | 10 (45) | 0.137 |
| Orthoses | 17 (71) | 8 (34) | 0.233 | 55 (104) | 29 (90) | 0.031 |
| Walking aids | – | – | 9 (50) | 4 (30) | 0.365 | |
| Work adaptation | 24 (137) | 12 (110) | 0.477 | – | – | |
| Transportation | 72 (150) | 61 (128) | 0.554 | 110 (493) | 60 (97) | 0.312 |
| Totala | 152 (353) | 147 (483) | 0.913 | 379 (2303) | 170 (663) | 0.371 |
| Informal care | – | – | 1989 (3717) | 596 (1149) | <0.000 | |
| Totalb | – | – | 2368 (4599) | 766 (1356) | <0.000 | |
– not assessed
ADL activities of daily living, including aids/assistive devices for personal care and household
aTotal non-medical costs excluding informal care
bTotal non-medical costs including informal care