Table 3 |
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Summary of extracted informational points |
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Themes Identified |
Main Issues Covered in Reviewed Sources |
Example |
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Decision-making |
Push factors |
High out-of-pocket costs for procedures in patients' home countries |
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Pull Factors |
Hospitals known to deliver high quality care |
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Information Sources Consulted |
Word-of-mouth |
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Motivations |
Procedure-based motivations |
Wanting access to procedures that are illegal or unavailable in home country |
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Travel-based motivations |
Ease of booking |
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Cost-based motivations |
Recommendation by employer or insurance company as a cost savings measure |
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Risks |
Risks to health |
Contracting infection while abroad |
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Risks of travel |
Flying post-operatively |
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Pre- and post-operative risks at home |
Little legal recourse in certain jurisdictions |
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First-hand accounts |
Positive and negative aspects of experiences |
Reports of being satisfied with care received |
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Sensationalized issues |
Reports of needing to counter others' negative perceptions about destination countries |
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Post-recovery life |
Reports of improved health status |
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Crooks et al. BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:266 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-266 |
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