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Table 3 Mean annual informal care costs per modality in 2016 euro’s

From: Patient, family and productivity costs of end-stage renal disease in the Netherlands; exposing non-healthcare related costs

 

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

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