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. 2021 Oct 16;22:341. doi: 10.1186/s12882-021-02548-y

Table 3.

Mean annual informal care costs per modality in 2016 euro’s

Transplant recipients (n = 165) Dialysis patients (n = 65)
Mean costs (SD) % users Mean costs (SD) % users
Informal care
 Householda 759 (2385) 25 1964 (3724) 37
 Caringa 393 (1731) 8 1430 (3974) 23
 Practical supportb 454 (1802) 13 1430 (3794) 32
 Dialysis assistance 0 (0) 0 1197 (3379) 23
 Transporta 541 (2035) 27 811 (1883) 43
Total costs informal careb 2147 (6571) 38 6832 (12631) 68

asignificant difference for alpha < 0.05; b significant difference for alpha < 0.01