Costs of Formal and Informal Home Care and Quality of Life for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Sweden

Table 5

Results of regression analyses for total home care costs, formal care costs, and informal care costs for persons with MS in Sweden.

Independent variable	Total home care costs (𝑛=699)	Formal care costs (𝑛=747)	Informal care costs (𝑛=718)
	Coefficient	Coefficient	Coefficient
Gender
Female†
Male	−0.629^∗	0.316	−0.497
Age in years
18–34†
35–44	1.824^∗	0.330	1.412^∗
45–54	0.508	−0.475	0.227
55–64	0.637	−0.883	0.577
65+	0.408	−1.040	0.327
Disease severity
Mild (EDSS 1–3)†
Moderate (EDSS 4–5)	3.300^∗	0.596	2.970^∗
Severe (EDSS > 6.5)	7.693^∗	5.395^∗	4.842*
Living arrangement
Living alone†
Cohabiting	0.693^∗	−1.572^∗	3.512^∗
Years since MS diagnosis	0.056^∗	0.091 *	−0.002
Constant	−0.455	0.511	−1.703^∗
𝑅^2	49.66%	43.41%	33.52%

^∗𝑃<0.05; †reference group.