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Table 6 Substitution and complementarity of formal and informal care

From: The utilization of formal and informal home care by older patients with cancer: a Belgian cohort study with two control groups

 

ONC

 

OCP

 

MCP

 

n

%

p-value

n

%

p-value

n

%

Transition

n = 190

 

n = 79

 

n = 178

Substitution

0

.0

0.07

4

5.1

1.0

11

6.2

Complementarity

19

10.0

0.08

14

17.7

0.44

39

21.9

  1. OCP were compared to the two control groups with the chi-square test or fisher’s exact test where appropriate. p < 0.05 denotes statistical significance