Patients' Need for Tailored Comparative Health Care Information: A Qualitative Study on Choosing a Hospital.

Background: The Internet is increasingly being used to provide patients with information about the quality of care of different health care providers. Although online comparative health care information is widely available internationally, and patients have been shown to be interested in this information, its effect on patients' decision making is still limited.

Objective: This study aimed to explore patients' preferences regarding information presentation and their values concerning tailored comparative health care information.

Understanding and using comparative healthcare information; the effect of the amount of information and consumer characteristics and skills.

Background: Consumers are increasingly exposed to comparative healthcare information (information about the quality of different healthcare providers). Partly because of its complexity, the use of this information has been limited. The objective of this study was to examine how the amount of presented information influences the comprehension and use of comparative healthcare information when important consumer characteristics and skills are taken into account.

The value of bitewing radiographs in epidemiological caries research: a systematic review of the literature.

Objective: To assess whether radiographic examinations are necessary to evaluate (trends in) the prevalence of caries, a summary was made of data from epidemiological studies comparing the results of clinical and radiographic examinations in young populations.

Method: A literature search yielded seven studies that met the inclusion criteria. A two-by-two table of radiographic versus clinical data was constructed for each study.

Gender differences in burnout among Dutch dentists.

Objectives: Differences between the sexes in the manifestation of burnout have been reported for different occupational groups. Although some gender-specific explanations for this finding have been forwarded, there is a paucity of studies in which the relation with other work-related gender differences is examined. The objective of this study was to analyze gender differences in burnout among dentists and to identify possible concomitant factors.