Determinants for the use and de-implementation of low-value care in health care: a scoping review

Table 4 Study characteristics for the studies investigating determinants for the use of LVC

Study aspect	Number of studies (total n = 92)	% of total number of studies
Healthcare setting
Hospital	34	36.9
Primary care	24	26.1
Multiple settings	17	18.5
Aged care	7	7.6
Non-specific setting	8	8.7
Other^a	2	2.2
Method
Quantitative	78	84.8
Qualitative	11	12
Mixed methods	3	3.2
Study design
Retrospective review	40	43.5
Cross-sectional	32	34.8
Cohort	4	4.3
Experimental	2	2.2
Prospective observations	3	3.2
Other^c	11	12
Data collection method^b
Record review	50	54.3
Survey	30	32.6
Interviews	11	12
Focus groups interviews	3	3.3
Administrative data	2	2.2
Participants in the studies
Healthcare professionals	28	30.5
Patients	51	55.4
Healthcare professionals and patients	13	14.1

^aDentistry, Informal healthcare sector
^bTotal percentage exceeds 100% as some studies used more than one data collection method.
^cQualitative interview studies

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