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Table 3 Use of salaried services, informal care and of other types of services in people with MS, categorized with respect to presence or absence of depressive symptoms and with regard to disease severity; number of people receiving the services during 30 months

From: Use of health services in people with multiple sclerosis with and without depressive symptoms: a two-year prospective study

Type of service, users (%)

EDSS mild

EDSS moderate

EDSS severe

Depressive symptoms n = 39

No depressive symptoms n = 72

p value

Depressive symptoms n = 16

No depressive symptoms n = 14

p value

Depressive symptoms n = 16

No depressive symptoms n = 16

p value

Personal assistance

2 (5)

0

0.12

2 (12)

0

0.48

6 (38)

7 (44)

0.72

Home help service

1 (3)

0

0.35

2 (12)

4 (29)

0.38

8 (50)

6 (38)

0.48

Informal care

35 (90)

6 (8)

0.02

14 (88)

13 (93)

0.62

16 (100)

14 (88)

0.48

Intense rehabilitation period

11 (28)

8 (11)

0.02

13 (81)

8 (57)

0.15

12 (75)

13 (81)

0.67

Transportation service for the disabled

8 (20)

6 (8)

0.06

15 (94)

10 (71)

0.10

16 (100)

16 (100)

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