The most severely ill patients with ME/CFS in Denmark

Figures & data

Table 1. Social welfare support.

None	Youth benefit	Reduced benefit	Regular benefit	Sickness benefit	Sick leave from flex-job	Reduced early retirement	Regular early retirement
2	1	2	1	1	1	2	9

Benefits are ranked. Youth benefit is approx. 3% of a Danish standard income; regular early retirement approx. 50% of a standard Danish income.

Table 2. Community domestic help.

No help	Laundry help	Hourly care allowance^a	Municipal home care	Full-time care allowance
10	1	5	1	2

^a Average 21 h/week, range 11 minutes to 33 hours/week.

Table 3. Activities in the first two months after home visits.

Activity	Cases	Activity	Cases	Activity	Cases	Activity	Cases
Contact(s) to family doctor	6	Contact(s) with municipality	6	Meetings with municipality	6	Meeting with institution	1
Follow-up medical consultation	10	Follow-up psychological interview	2	Follow-up interview with relative	6	Follow-up home visits	1

Data availability statement

Raw data is not available due to personal traceability.