Table 2.

Status of receiving medical care by pwms related to direct medical costs

Service type	Category	pwmsuse of resources		Frequency of use
		Number of patients	Percentage (rate)	Mean	SDa
Visit	Specialist visit	294	98.00	7.11	3.77
Diagnosis	Laboratory	214	71.33	2.02	2.36
	MRIb	219	73.00	1.01	0.86
	CT Scanc	20	6.66	0.07	0.26
	Other	20	6.66	0.08	0.34
Rehabilitation	Physical therapy	40	13.33	3.55	13.89
	Occupational therapy	0	0	0	0
Medicine	Avonex	6	2.00
	Betaferron	68	22.66
	Rebief	4	1.33
	CinnoVex	49	16.33
	ReciGen	12	4.00
	Diphosel (Dimethyl fumarate)	65	21.66
	Other MS drugs	67	22.33
	Supplements	79	26.33
Hospitalization	First time	126	42.00	2.94	5.62
	Second time	43	14.33	0.50	1.61
	Third time	3	1.00	0.03	0.28
Other	Informal paid	14	4.66	0.05	0.34
	Complementary/alternative therapies	8	2.66	0.08	0.37
	Home care (medical)	5	1.66	0.15	0.42

^aStandard deviation

^bMagnetic Resonance Imaging

^cComputed Tomography Scan