Economic costs incurred by the patients with multiple sclerosis at different levels of the disease: a cross-sectional study in Northwest Iran

Table 3 Status of direct non-medical costs imposed on pwms

Service type		Patients		Frequency of receiving service
Service type		Frequency	Percentage	Mean	SD^a
Home care (non-medical)		13	4.33	14.23	21.66
Walking aids devices		24	8.00	0.12	0.42
Modification of home, care and …		2	0.66	0.02	0.13
Travel	Hospital	174	58.00	24.29	22.55
	Physician office	211	70.33	48.07	28.18
	Other centers	99	33.00	7.23	13.24
Accommodation and food		0	0	0	0

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