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Table 3 Sensitivity analysis of the informal care cost per month based on variations in the valuation of informal care

From: Factors associated with costs of care in community-dwelling persons with dementia from a third party payer and societal perspective: a cross-sectional study

Societal perspective

Total sample N = 355

Mean (95% CI)

Informal care: base casea

€ 1045 (€ 0 - € 7205)

Informal care: sensitivity analysis

Scenario 1b

€ 674 (€ 0 - € 4646)

Scenario 2c

€ 1187 (€ 0 - € 5046)

  1. aBase case: opportunity cost method
  2. bScenario 1: proxy good method, lost leisure time at 35%
  3. cScenario 2: proxy good method, lost leisure time at 100%
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BMC Geriatrics

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