Capturing the Costs of End-of-Life Care: Comparisons of Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and Dementia  Paul McCrone, PhD  Journal of Pain and Symptom Management  Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 62-67 (July 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.006 Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Six-month costs of MS by disease type. The numbers for the three groups differ according to cost catergory: Formal Services: Relapsing-remitting 587, Secondary progressive 534, Primary progressive 309; Informal Care: Relapsing-remitting 589, Secondary progressive 538, Primary progressive 312; All Services: Relapsing-remitting 639, Secondary progressive 606, Primary progressive 349. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 38, 62-67DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.006) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions

Fig. 2 Six-month costs of Parkinson's disease by disease stage. The Hoehn and Yahr (HY) scale is a measure of symptom severity. Higher scores indicate greater levels of severity. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2009 38, 62-67DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.04.006) Copyright © 2009 U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee Terms and Conditions