Factors associated with patients' demand for low-value care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low-value care is unnecessary care that contributes to inefficient use of health resources and constitutes a considerable proportion of healthcare expenditures worldwide. Factors contributing to patients' demand for low-value care have often been overlooked and are dispersed in the literature. Therefore, the current study aimed to systematically summarize factors associated with patients' demand for low-value care.

Methods

In this scoping review, scientific articles were identified based on a search query conducted in Embase and Scopus. We identified articles using search terms related to low-value care and demand-related factors, published in peer-reviewed journals, and written in English or Dutch. The titles, abstracts, results, and conclusions were inspected to

SUBMITTER: Fraser GRL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681654 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature