The determinants of caregiver use and its costs for elderly inpatients in Korea: a study applying Andersen’s behavioral model of health care utilization and replacement cost method

Table 3 Average caregiving costs per elderly inpatient according to the type of caregiver

Average of caregiving costs per elderly inpatient in US$ (Weighted Mean ± SD^a)		p-value
Formal caregiving costs	1,291 ± 1,436	0.33
Informal caregiving costs	1,034 ± 2,283	0.33

Note. All costs were adjusted to US$ (a currency exchange rate of Korean Won ₩109,950 to US dollar $100); Informal caregiving costs were estimated by replacement cost method
^aSD Standard Deviation

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