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Informed consumer or unlucky visitor? A profile of German patients who received dental services abroad
- Source :
- Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 43:415-423
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2015.
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Abstract
- Objectives A common characteristic of sending countries in cross-border dental care is that of high costs and/or high copayments for dental services. This study aims to provide an insight into the characteristics of German patients receiving planned and emergency (unplanned) dental care abroad and their satisfaction with received services. Methods The Europabefragung is a postal survey carried out by Techniker Krankenkasse for patients who are treated in EU/EEA countries. This study uses data from the Europabefragung 2012. The survey was sent to 45 189 individuals; descriptive statistics for the subset of respondents who received emergency (unplanned) or planned dental treatment are presented. Results There were 18 339 responses to the questionnaire, out of which 17 543 were deemed valid; 1416 respondents had received emergency (unplanned) (78%) or planned (22%) dental care and were included in the analysis. There were clear differences between unplanned and planned treatments regarding country and type of treatment as well as satisfaction with different aspects of treatment and the need for follow-up care. Overall, satisfaction with treatment was high for both groups; individuals who had received planned treatment were more satisfied on all aspects of care and reported a need for follow-up care less frequently. Conclusions While German patients who received both emergency (unplanned) and planned services abroad are mostly satisfied with their experience, some concerns arise with regard to continuity of care. Types of information provided to patients seeking care abroad and dissemination modalities should be carefully planned.
- Subjects :
- Male
Emergency Medical Services
medicine.medical_specialty
Dental insurance
German
Medical Tourism
Nursing
Germany
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Dental Care
General Dentistry
Aged
Travel
Modalities
Descriptive statistics
business.industry
Public health
Visitor pattern
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health services research
Health Care Costs
Continuity of Patient Care
Middle Aged
Dental care
language.human_language
3. Good health
Socioeconomic Factors
Patient Satisfaction
Family medicine
language
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 03015661
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....66b566cd30b792ecb57e83a734421b59