Dental treatments, care, and services (the decision context) vs No comparator
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 children or…
Out-of-pocket payment (cost) was the most frequently reported factor influencing patients' dental treatment decisions (N=136 articles; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
- Decision-making regarding dental treatments - What factors matter from patients' perspective? A systematic review. 2025 All outcomesMultiple countries (UK, Saudi Arabia, USA, India, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Canada, etc.)'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 studiesGRADE not reported