Table 3 Caregiving costs in USD per caregiver and mental health outcomes
Cost categories | No depressive symptoms (score < 10) n = 108 | Depressive symptoms (score ≥ 10) n = 13 |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean costs (SD) | Median costs [IQR] | Mean costs (SD) | Median costs [IQR] | P-value* |
Direct Costs | 16.32 (12.19) | 11.6 [4.9–13.5] | 19.46 (12.66) | 19.2 [15.9–21.3] | 0.33 |
Indirect Costs | 10.76 (7.44) | 8.7 [5.1–12.0] | 13.84 (7.99) | 14.3 [12.0–17.5] | 0.09 |
Total Costs | 27.21 (14.87) | 23.9 [16.7–30.1] | 34.01 (14.62) | 40.2 [18.1–47.0] | 0.11 |