Table 4.

Investigated influences

Main topic n = 94	Quantitative studies	Qualitative studies	Mixed method
Attitudes towards services n = 18	[17, 51, 71, 73, 74, 78, 87, 91] n = 8	[103, 106, 107, 111, 117–119, 128, 129] n = 9	[131] n = 1
Ethnicity n = 14	[28, 46, 52, 64, 88, 94] n = 6	[97, 108, 113, 121, 123, 125, 126, 130] n = 8
Various influences n = 12	[48–50, 59–61, 65, 77, 82, 86, 92] n = 11		[134] n = 1
Influences according to the BM/adapted BM n = 10	[23, 27, 58, 63, 66, 67, 69, 74, 83, 89] n = 10
Region of residence n = 7	[54, 55, 64, 80] n = 4	[99, 115, 116] n = 3
Gender n = 7	[56, 79] n = 2	[100–102, 105, 124] n = 5
Experiences with services n = 5		[82, 109, 110, 120, 122] n = 5	[132] n = 1
Early-onset dementia n = 5	[47, 57, 68] n = 3	[98, 126] n = 2
Recommendations of healthcare professionals n = 4	[93, 95, 96] n = 3		[133] n = 1
Living alone n = 4	[52, 53, 84, 90] n = 4
Barriers to service use n = 3	[62] n = 1	[104, 127] n = 2
Needs of people with dementia or informal carers n = 3	[70, 81, 85] n = 3
Financial factors n = 2	[75, 76] n = 2
Religiousness n = 2	[79] n = 1	[113] n = 1
Psychosocial factors n = 1	[72] n = 1