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Table 2 Summary of healthcare resource utilization by T25FW category and patient self-reported WMP presence and severity

From: Social and economic burden of walking and mobility problems in multiple sclerosis

Resource (mean [SD] use in last 12 months)

Patient-self-reported presence and severity of WMPs

T25FW (seconds)

 

None

Mild

Moderate

Severe

P-value no WMPs vs any WMPs

<10.99

11–20.99

>21

P-value across groups

ER visits

0.23 [0.61]

0.24 [0.63]

0.21 [0.68]

0.45 [1.09]

0.014

0.32 [0.53]

0.15 [0.41]

0.31 [0.59]

0.1592

Physician visits

Responding neurologist

3.23 [2.55]

3.93 [4.51]

3.76 [3.58]

4.13 [6.39]

0.003

5.07 [9.76]

3.68 [3.86]

3.60 [2.36]

0.3694

Primary care provider

1.71 [2.62]

2.01 [3.97]

1.86 [3.11]

2.86 [4.23]

< 0.0001

1.37 [2.20]

2.84 [4.33]

3.13 [3.12]

0.0044

Other neurologist

0.59 [1.09]

0.51 [1.11]

0.81 [1.91]

0.80 [1.38]

0.0045

0.80 [1.14]

0.61 [0.96]

0.54 [0.94]

0.3341

MS specialist

0.30 [1.09]

0.26 [0.75]

0.36 [1.24]

0.52 [1.59]

0.0633

0.75 [1.18]

0.47 [0.95]

0.42 [1.00]

0.1718

MS nurse

0.36 [2.05]

0.42 [1.99]

0.45 [1.91]

0.42 [1.83]

0.8858

0.33 [0.74]

0.47 [1.26]

0.35 [1.12]

0.7124

Internist

0.06 [0.40]

0.09 [0.52]

0.08 [0.42]

0.23 [1.11]

0.0006

0.27 [0.98]

0.11 [0.67]

0.10 [0.50]

0.3628

ER physician

0.03 [0.36]

0.29 [3.11]

0.05 [0.58]

0.05 [0.34]

0.0116

0.01 [0.12]

0.02 [0.13]

0.00 [0.00]

0.6577

Physiotherapist

1.97 [10.45]

4.74 [15.54]

6.88 [18.35]

9.89 25.52]

< 0.0001

3.63 [14.57]

10.26 [31.77]

6.04 [15.82]

0.22

Ophthalmologist

0.19 [0.58]

0.21 [0.82]

0.10 [0.42]

0.15 [0.57]

0.0579

0.23 [0.65]

0.21 [0.65]

0.10 [0.36]

0.4269

Urologist

0.12 [0.47]

0.18 [0.85]

0.30 [0.86]

0.57 [1.37]

< 0.0001

0.12 [0.54]

0.18 [0.43]

0.50 [1.00]

0.006

Gastroenterologist

0.01 [0.13]

0.03 [0.49]

0.02 [0.15]

0.03 [0.19]

0.3492

0.01 [0.12]

0.04 [0.19]

0.08 [0.33]

0.2716

Psychiatrist

0.19 [1.65]

0.28 [1.70]

0.28 [1.27]

0.69 [4.05]

0.0595

0.35 [1.79]

0.25 [0.63]

0.42 [1.23]

0.7918

Other physician

0.04 [0.31]

0.28 [3.19]

0.10 [0.51]

0.17 [0.70]

0.0222

0.05 [0.28]

0.04 [0.19]

0.08 [0.44]

0.7806

Occupational therapist

0.01 [0.22]

0.06 [0.51]

0.20 [1.09]

1.11 [2.47]

< 0.0001

0.09 [0.66]

0.00 [0.00]

0.77 [2.11]

0.0104

Hospital visits due to MS in last 12 months

0.93 [1.26]

1.11 [1.55]

1.17 [1.64]

1.76 [2.72]

< 0.0001

1.04 [0.81]

0.93 [1.28]

0.70 [0.74]

0.1561

Number of long-term non-DMDs

0.54 [0.78]

0.82 [0.92]

1.23 [1.12]

1.72 [1.18]

<0.0001

0.57 [0.76]

1.21 [0.86]

1.12 [1.02]

0.0001

  1. DMDs, disease-modifying drugs; ER, Emergency Room; MS, multiple sclerosis; SD, standard deviation; T25FW, timed 25-foot walk test; WMPs, walking and mobility problems.
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