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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Dental treatments, care, and services (the decision context) vs None (no comparator defined)
Out-of-pocket payment / cost as a factor of choice · (Potential) patients with freedom of choice regarding dental treatments, including parents and caregivers deciding for…
Decision-making regarding dental treatments - What factors matter from patients' perspective? A systematic… (2025)
'Out-of-pocket payment' (and synonyms, e.g., 'cost') was the most frequently identified factor: mentioned in N=136 articles with the highest code frequency (n=151); most prevalent factor in 7 of the 8 countries with…136 studiesUngraded