Barriers to the development of medical tourism in East Azerbaijan province, Iran: A qualitative study

Momeni, Khalil; Janati, Ali; Imani, Ali; Khodayari‐Zarnaq, Rahim

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2018.05.007

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“…Viladrich and Baron-Faust's 93 research in Argentina showed that internet marketing has made the country a hub of cosmetic surgeries. In studies conducted by Momeni et al 87 Najafi Nasab et al 86 and Haji Ahmadi et al 80 marketing was mentioned as one of the effective factors in attracting medical tourists. Yang 94 also conducted a study on the factors influencing medical tourism marketing from the perspective of practitioners in this field, including tourism agencies and medical institutions in Taiwan, which showed that among the 15 factors studied, branding was the first priority; factors regarding medical facilities and the quality of medical services were also top priorities.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Growth of Medical Tourism in Iran

Gholami

Abadi

Miladi

2020

Int J Travel Med Glob Health

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Introduction: Planning in the field of medical tourism is of particular importance. The main objective of this research was to identify and analyze the factors affecting the growth of medical tourism in Iran. It could be a small step toward promoting entrepreneurship and increasing non-oil revenues in the country. Methods: Studies published in the Persian and English language during the years 2006-2019 in Science Direct, ProQuest, Springer, Medline, Scopus, Ovid, and SID databases were reviewed, and the findings were then compared. Results: A total of 75 articles out of 2631 unique publications were included in this study. Most articles reported studies performed for all patients, including the whole country (Iran) (n=22, 30%), Shiraz only (n=11, 15%), Tehran only (n=11, 15%), Mashhad only (n=6, 8%), Isfahan only (n=5, 6%), and Ardabil only (n=4, 5%). Conclusion: Given the history of Iranian hospitals in attracting foreign patients and the analysis of their status, there are many limitations in achieving a proper standing in the medical tourism industry. Strategies offered by various managers and authorities in tourism can lead to increased attraction of medical tourists to public and private hospitals in Shiraz, relying on the capabilities and potential of Shiraz and its health sectors, including climate and nature, cultural and historical attractions, renowned practitioners, advanced equipment, facilities, and methods, and thereby generating more foreign exchange earnings and employment.

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A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Growth of Medical Tourism in Iran

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Miladi

2020

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“…However, there are some limitations for this study. The main limitation of this study is that there are good medical tourism destinations, such as Turkey, in the region that are well known in the industry [2]. Another limitation of this study is that the government of UAE should provide proper strategies in order to involve the private sectors to invest in medical tourism.…”

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“…Medical tourism is seen as a vacation that entails travelling into foreign countries to access a wide range of health services [1]. Patients who feel that they are spending more than required to access their medical care in their various countries always seek an alternative in other to reduce their medical expenditure [2,3]. Such individuals do this by travelling to other countries where they find it cheaper to obtain the same medical services such as dental, medical, and surgical services than the ones obtained in their home or residence countries.…”

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Advancing Medical Tourism in the United Arab Emirates: Toward a Sustainable Health Care System

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Medical tourism provides an essential advantage for destinations. On the other hand, the knowledge of developing competitive medical tourism destinations is still limited. This study models a conceptual framework on novel ways of sustaining the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Vision 2020 with reference to the existing models on behavior. In the current study, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), which is health-related, along with the Finance, System and connection (FSC) model, is employed. Using an empirically based methodology, the data for the investigation is collected with the aid of a questionnaire. As such, the study employs finance, system, and connections variables which are commonly adopted in testing medical tourism development. The designed model incorporates these three important factors that have remained the focal points in the world of medical tourism. Hence, the result reveals empirical evidence suggesting that the finance, system, and the connection factors significantly foster the growth of tourist arrivals in Dubai. Moreover, it predicates that the significant improvement in the economy of Dubai administrative government is likely to be connected with the development of its medical infrastructure. Additionally, by employing the use of SMART PLS (partial least square) software package, the structural analysis tests, like model fit, further affirms the robustness of the results. In addition, the study presents policy implication for the stakeholders in the health sector, tourism sector, and the government.

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“…The efforts that some Asian countries, such as Thailand, Singapore, India, South Korea, and Malaysia, exert in promoting medical tourism has enabled them to successfully attract 1.3 million medical tourists from all over the world -a figure that continues to increase (10)(11)(12). In 2012, the health tourism sectors in India and Singapore earned $2 billion and $1 million in revenues, respectively (13). Given that the health market is currently a huge and well-developed industry, medical tourism earnings account for a significant proportion of world tourism revenues (14,15).…”

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Factors Affecting the Satisfaction of Medical Tourists: A Systematic Review

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Context: Medical tourism is a relatively new concept with rapidly growing application. It is defined as purposeful travel to receive the health services provided in other countries and is underlain by patient satisfaction as one of the quality indicators that primarily attract medical tourists. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the factors that affect the satisfaction of people who travel to other countries to receive medical treatment. Evidence Acquisition: To identify contributors to the satisfaction of medical tourists, we conducted a systematic review between July 2016 and March 2017. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Prizma checklist was used as a guide for the review. The quality of the papers was examined independently by two of the researchers using the Kmet checklist. Further filtering left us with a final sample of 20 studies, which were subjected to content analysis using the input-process-output (IPO) model. The factors identified were then represented in the IPO model. A total of 376 studies were obtained from 9 English and Persian databases using 6 main search keywords. The specific keywords used were "medical tourist," "health tourist," "health tourism," "medical tourism," "satisfaction," and "consent." were searched from the databases of Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Pro-Quest, Embase, Ovid, magiran and SID. Results: The examination of the studies yielded 137 effective factors that influence the satisfaction of medical tourists. The factors were classified into six categories, namely, services, manpower, information, costs, physical conditions, and health equipment. Among these categories, the service domain encompassed most of the influencing factors. Conclusions: The satisfaction of medical tourists is determined by different factors, among which satisfaction with the provision of services has been of great interest to medical tourists. Specifically, medical tourists evaluate the manner by which health care providers offer services, the quality of care that they receive, and the behavior of hospital staff. The results present implications for destination countries in their efforts to enhance the positive features of their services and address those that negatively affect the satisfaction of medical tourists.

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Barriers to the development of medical tourism in East Azerbaijan province, Iran: A qualitative study

Cited by 84 publications

References 27 publications

A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Growth of Medical Tourism in Iran

A Systematic Review of the Factors Affecting the Growth of Medical Tourism in Iran

Advancing Medical Tourism in the United Arab Emirates: Toward a Sustainable Health Care System

Factors Affecting the Satisfaction of Medical Tourists: A Systematic Review

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