Research Article
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 () | Formal care costs () | Informal care costs () | Coefficient | Coefficient | Coefficient |
| Gender | | | | Female | | | | Male | | 0.316 | −0.497 | Age in years | | | | 18–34 | | | | 35–44 | | 0.330 | | 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) | | 0.596 | | Severe (EDSS > 6.5) | | | 4.842* | Living arrangement | | | | Living alone | | | | Cohabiting | | | |
| Years since MS diagnosis | | 0.091
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| −0.002 |
| Constant | −0.455 | 0.511 | |
| | 49.66% | 43.41% | 33.52% |
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