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Table 4 The overall costs incurred by pwmsunder study

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

Cost type

Category

Cost amount (IRRa)

Cost amount (USDb)

Cost amount (EUROc)

Mean

SDd

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Medical Direct Costs

Physician visit

2,519,500

1,745,300

59.97

41.55

51.12

35.41

Diagnosis

4,727,000

5,804,350

112.54

138.19

95.92

117.78

Rehabilitation

9,481,830

99,625,340

225.75

2372.03

192.40

2021.61

Medicine

50,757,550

61,977,004

1208.51

1475.64

1029.988

1257.65

Hospitalization

2,010,200

4,062,930

47.86

96.73

40.79

82.44

Home care (medical)

328,660

4,866,630

7.82

115.87

6.66

98.75

Complementary/alternative therapies

163,330

1,267,360

3.88

30.17

3.31

25.71

Informal paid

118,400

629,500

2.81

14.98

2.40

12.77

Subtotal

70,106,490

121,767,380

1669.20

2899.22

1422.61

2470.92

Direct Non-Medical Costs

Home care (non-medical)

2,812,010

24,696,900

66.95

588.02

57.06

501.15

Walking aids devices

5,354,330

58,966,640

127.48

1403.96

108.65

1196.56

Modification of home, care and …

216,660

2,657,050

5.15

63.26

4.39

53.91

Travel to healthcare centers

13,818,730

13,110,770

329.01

312.16

280.41

266.04

Subtotal

22,201,750

73,513,150

528.61

1750.31

450.52

1491.74

Indirect Costs

Patients’ absence cost

4,398,870

22,167,790

104.73

528.80

89.26

449.83

Relatives’ absence cost

2,618,160

8,388,760

62.33

199.73

53.12

170.22

Subtotal

5,213,500

18,987,350

124.13

452.07

105.79

385.29

Total

97,521,740

145,680,370

2321.94

3468.58

1978.93

2956.17

  1. aThe Iranian Rial
  2. bUnited States Dollar
  3. cThe EUROope Currency
  4. dStandard deviation