Table 2 Determinants of DMT according to their number of citations in the analyzed articles

Medical culture (12)

Bergmark et al., [57] ; De Freitas, [58] ; Horton & Cole, [39] ; Inhorn [47] ; Lee et al., [45]; Mathijsen [44] ; Messias [52]; Mines et al., [35] ; Osipovič, [50] ; Seid et al., [59] ; Şekercan et al., [40] ; Wallace et al., [34]

Time availability (‘by the way of being home’) (9)

Bergmark et al., [57]; Hanefeld et al, [60] ; Lee et al., [45]; Main, [61]; Mathijsen [44]; Messias, [52]; Osipovič, [50]; Seid et al., [59]; Şekercan et al., [62]

Communication (6)

De Jesus & Xiao, [63] ; Lee et al., [45] ; Main, [61]; Mathijsen [44]; Su et al., [41] ; Wang & Kwak, [2]

Dissatisfaction with current system (6)

De Freitas, [58]; Main, [61] ; Migge & Gilmartin, [46]; Nielsen et al., [33]; Osipovič, [50]; Şekercan et al., [40]

Healthcare insurance status (accessibility) (5)

Choi, [49]; Seid et al., [59]; Su et al., [41] ; Wallace et al., [34] ; De Jesus & Xiao, [63]

Quality of healthcare (5)

Bergmark et al., [57]; De Jesus & Xiao, [63] ; Lokdam et al., [64]; Su et al., [41]; Wang & Kwak, [2]

Second opinion (3)

Lokdam et al., [64] ; Mathijsen [44]; Şekercan et al., [40]

Value for money (affordability) (3)

Mathijsen [44]; Migge & Gilmartin, [46] ; Stan, [65]