A study on the characteristics of type of tourists based on attributes in selection of hot spring medical tourism by applying Q methodology

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (12) ◽  
pp. 213-234
Author(s):  
Seon-Jong Yoo ◽  
Young-Kwan Lee ◽  
Gwang-Ock Lee
Keyword(s):  
Q Methodology ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Selection Of

From Amusement and Entertainment Tourism to Balneotherapy and Health Promotion Tourism

2015 ◽  
pp. 200-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajime Eto
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Hot Springs ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Network Systems ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Medical Electronic

Since the prehistoric era, balneotherapy has been important as a folk therapy in Japan, where the greatest number of hot springs (spas) have been developed, utilized for balneotherapy, and enjoyed by many citizens in the world. In the last centuries, however, hot spring areas chose the “economic rational behavior” to convert from balneotherapy resorts to commercialized amusement and entertainment resorts for the purpose of economic development. This chapter describes this history and then casts light on the blind spots thus far ignored in one-disciplinary approaches. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this chapter views the problems in the medical, behavioral, regional and national dimensions. Then, this chapter explores the sustainable systems of balneotherapy-centered region and the strategies to reconvert hot spring resorts to balneotherapeutic resorts in the sense of modern medicine and hygiene. This chapter proposes the utilization of medical electronic apparatuses and medical communication network systems to promote medical tourism in local areas. Finally, this chapter discusses the acceptability of the strategies to the medical and local communities.

The Emerging Markets of the Asian Region

2015 ◽  
pp. 327-349
Author(s):  
Kazem Vafadari
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Asian Region ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Central Asian ◽  
The Status ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Central Asian Republics ◽  
Selection Of

Medical tourism has become a catchphrase in the early years of the 21st Century for even the most unlikely of destinations. This chapter outlines the issues and practices involved in an assessment of the status of medical tourism in the emerging economies and destinations of the Asian Region. A selection of countries as case studies covers the region from the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, South Asia (Sri Lanka), through to Cambodia, Taiwan, Myanmar, and Japan. The growth of medical tourism in the Asian region, and its various economic and social impact on abovementioned countries is under focus in this chapter. It provides a comprehensive view of how different countries should capitalize on their advantage to increase their share of regional or international medical tourism market. Both technological advances and traditional medicine have provided comparative advantage for medical tourism destinations in the Asian region.

Factors influencing selection of medical tourism destinations: A special niche market

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 192-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azim Zarei ◽  
Davood Feiz ◽  
Morteza Maleki Minbashrazgah ◽  
Fatemeh Maleki
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Niche Market ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Destination Choice in Medical Tourism

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haşim Çapar ◽  
Özgür Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Selection Of

Introduction: Although many factors can affect the choice of destination in medical tourism, some factors are indispensable to medical tourists and medical tourism. The aim of this study was to analyze important factors affecting the selection of a destination by potential medical tourists. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in Turkey, included a population of 1700 people and a sample size of 317 people selected through purposive sampling. Values were evaluated with a 95% confidence interval and 0.05 standard error. A value of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The medical tourism scale and a demographic information form were used in data collection. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and path analysis were used as statistical methods. Analyses were made using IBM SPSS-AMOS 25.0. Results: In this study, 56.5% of the participants were male and 43.5% were female. The factors affecting the selection of medical tourism destinations were determined to be, in order of importance, accessibility of health care service (X̄ = 4.68 ± 1.073), level of security and safety (X̄ = 4:57 ± 1.122), quality of health care service (X̄ = 4:39 ± 1.129), level of hygiene (X̄ = 4.16 ± 1.381), potential of savings-low cost (X̄ = 4.07 ± 1.447), and tourism opportunities (X̄ = 4.02 ± 1.540). Conclusion: It is thought that the current study will make a serious contribution to the field of medical tourism both in practice and in theory.

Healthcare service provider type selection of the medical tourists by using neutrosophic sets

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 6475-6485
Author(s):  
Saliha Karadayi-Usta ◽  
Cafer Erhan Bozdag
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Healthcare Service ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Provider Type ◽  
Neutrosophic Sets ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Tourism Service ◽  
Selection Of

Medical tourism service offers a professional healthcare opportunity by travelling abroad with the chance of touristic and cultural activities at the destination country. Medical travelers prefer a foreign country for treatment due to long waiting periods, high costs, excessive number of patients, inadequate number of healthcare professionals and inadequate cutting-edge technological equipment at their country of residence. An assistance company (AC) is a legal requirement to support medical tourists in Turkey during the treatment period, and offers alternative healthcare service providers (HSPs) that are public hospitals, private hospitals and private clinics at the first phase of the medical tourism service. Moreover, there are specific HSPs certificated by the government, and a few number of public hospitals authenticated for medical tourism. By taking the whole above statements into consideration, HSP selection is a key decision-making point differentiating from a traditional hospital selection of a patient. Medical tourists must evaluate various criteria in order to select a proper HSP. Additionally, these decision criteria are often vague, complex, indeterminate and inconsistent information in the HSP type decision. Hence, in this study, a decision making model based on neutrosophic fuzzy sets considering HSP selection in every aspect (truthiness, indeterminacy and falsity) is suggested.

A Brief Preview of Q Methodology

2018 ◽  
pp. 303-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Q Methodology ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Research Studies

Q methodology systematically studies subjective matters such as thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors on a wide range of topics. The purpose of this chapter is to give a brief overview of Q methodology to readers across disciplines. This chapter presents several advantages of Q methodology that make it attractive to researchers and practitioners who are interested in understanding different perspectives or behavioral patterns among individuals toward any given topic. The author also discusses Q's distinct position as a methodology and how it fits into the qualitative-mixed-quantitative continuum. The chapter further uses two research studies the author conducted as applications to demonstrate how to perform a Q methodological study, involving the following steps: development of the Q sample, selection of the participants (P set), Q sorting, and analysis and interpretation of Q sorts.

scholarly journals A Novel Approach to Medical Tourism Support System

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 942-944
Author(s):  
Ms. Pooja Sangitrao
Keyword(s):  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
User Profile ◽  
Medical Support ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Medical Recommendations ◽  
Medical Tourist ◽  
Selection Of

A new model with decision support capabilities to assist medical tourism customers is to be develop. The analysis of popularity and quality of medical tourist applications are conducted. The information sources used to arrange medical tourism trips are given in the paper. The formation of the user's medical recommendations is based on the information about symptoms of the user, processing of this information, creation / search of the user medical card, search for the coincidence of the user's symptoms with the signs of illness, finding the best treatment option for the user. The system to support medical tourism consists of seven interdependence components: user interface, user profile analysis, definition of the user disease, selection of hospitals and doctors, communication with doctors and tour organization. The system to support medical tourism which provides the user with the all necessary information about the travel organization and medical support is described. Tasks that require further research are defined.

From Amusement and Entertainment Tourism to Balneotherapy and Health Promotion Tourism

2017 ◽  
pp. 162-193
Author(s):  
Hajime Eto
Keyword(s):  
Communication Network ◽  
Hot Springs ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
Hot Spring ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Network Systems ◽  
Sustainable Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Medical Electronic

Since the prehistoric era, balneotherapy has been important as a folk therapy in Japan, where the greatest number of hot springs (spas) have been developed, utilized for balneotherapy, and enjoyed by many citizens in the world. In the last centuries, however, hot spring areas chose the “economic rational behavior” to convert from balneotherapy resorts to commercialized amusement and entertainment resorts for the purpose of economic development. This chapter describes this history and then casts light on the blind spots thus far ignored in one-disciplinary approaches. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this chapter views the problems in the medical, behavioral, regional and national dimensions. Then, this chapter explores the sustainable systems of balneotherapy-centered region and the strategies to reconvert hot spring resorts to balneotherapeutic resorts in the sense of modern medicine and hygiene. This chapter proposes the utilization of medical electronic apparatuses and medical communication network systems to promote medical tourism in local areas. Finally, this chapter discusses the acceptability of the strategies to the medical and local communities.

The Americas

2015 ◽  
pp. 310-326
Author(s):  
Phillip D. Pardo
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Medical Tourism ◽  
International Travel ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Selection Of

This chapter outlines some of the practice and assesses the status of medical tourism in the Americas. A selection of countries as case studies is all that is possible in relation to this huge origin and destination market, but the chapter covers the main issues and trends. Perhaps the best place to begin is with the USA, given that it can be characterized as the country that, through its selective and highly expensive approach to medicine, and its relatively unhealthy though rich population, has probably contributed most in recent years to the rise of international travel for medical reasons. But first, some general observations and statistics relating to the region as a whole are discussed.

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