Table 4.

Description of number of hours per week and number of weeks that patient needed help from third parties (non-relatives), professionals or transportation paid by patient for a reason related to MS in the last year

	Hours per week Mean (SD)	Weeks per year Mean (SD)
Type
Caregivers	0.43 (6.03)	0.26 (3.69)
Physiotherapist	0.36 (0.97)	5.25 (14.84)
Person to do housework	0.51 (2.33)	4.44 (14.50)
Private ophthalmologist	0.02 (0.17)	0.27 (3.69)
Private neurologist	0.01 (0.07)	0.26 (3.69)
Private psychologist	0.09 (0.63)	1.43 (8.15)
Other	0.21 (1.35)	2.47 (10.63)
Valid n	199	199
Missing n	0	0