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Table 1 Sociodemographics and health characteristics of patients

From: Sociodemographic and health factors associated with the risk of financial catastrophe when informal care for patients with haematological neoplasms is replaced by formal care

Static variables

%

Gender

 Male

51.22

 Female

48.78

Age (Mean (SD); Mín-Máx)

46.42 (13.93); 17–67

Marital Status

 Married

65.85

 Single

24.39

 Widow

2.44

 Separated/divorced

7.32

Educational level

 Low level (primary school incomplete, primary or equivalent)

37.40

 Middle level (secondary school/ middle level professional)

33.33

 High (University degree or equivalent)

29.27

Diagnosis

 Acute leukemia

26.02

 Hodgkin lymphoma/No Hodgkin lymphoma

32.52

 Multiple mieloma

29.27

 Other

12.20

Dinamic variables

 

Stage 1: Pretrasplantation

Stage 2: 1° year after trasplantation

Stage 3: 2°-6° year after trasplantation

Self-perceived health status

 Very bad/bad/regular

79,67

60,98

37,40

 Good / very good

20,33

39,02

62,60

Work status

 Employed (Employed for others, autonomous)

69,92%

27,64%

21,14%

 Unemployed

5,69%

12,20%

10,57%

Receiving earnings-related pension

6,50%

38,21%

52,03%

Other situations (Housework, student, other)

17,89%

21,95%

16,26%

Monthly household income (€)

(Mean (SD))

1732.11 (1192.28)

1683.33 (1088.01)

1801.22 (1220.19)

Monthly informal care hours received (Mean (SD))

233.66 (141.30)

190.98 (145.11)

58.54 (101.98)

Value of informal care (Monthly €)

 Proxy Good Method (9 €/h) (Mean (SD))

2192.03 (112.35)

1791.61 (118.14)

701.69 (109.46)

 Proxy Good Method (11.5 €/h) (Mean (SD))

2800.93 (143.55)

2289.28 (150.96)

549.15 (85.67)

 Proxy Good Method (14 €/h) (Mean (SD))

3409.83 (174.76)

2786.95 (183.78)

854.24 (133.26)

  1. Note: SD Standard deviation