Factors Affecting the Attraction of Medical Tourism in Selected Educational and the Rapeutic Hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University

Subject Areas : Health Management Services

azadeh khosravi farsani ¹ , somayyeh hesam ² , shaghayegh vahdat ³

1 - M.A of Health and Medical Services Management Department, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Health Services Management Department, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-02-09 Accepted : 2023-05-20 Published : 2023-06-22

Keywords: Medical tourism, Attraction, Shahid Beheshti University,

Abstract :

Introduction: The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors influencing the attraction of medical tourism in selected educational and therapeutic hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University in 1401. Methods: This research was an applied research. 200 managers and employees of these hospitals were included in the study, and 127 of them were selected as samples based on Morgan's table. In this research, the researcher made a questionnaire with 24 questions taken from the background of the research and by confirming the validity and reliability to the amount of 0/711 and 0/802 Used. Exploratory factor analysis test, sample t-test and confirmatory factor analysis with SPSS and PLS software were used. Results: In total, all factors with eigenvalues higher than one were able to explain 91.371 of the variance of 24 items related to the questionnaire. Considering that all values are higher than 0.7, therefore Cornbrash’s alpha of the research variables is confirmed. According to the AVE table, all structures are greater than 5. And as a result, the convergent validity of the model and the appropriateness of the fit of the measurement models are confirmed. Conclusion: The investigations showed that the physical space of the hospital, the supporting infrastructure for foreign patients, the strengthening of the transportation system, the strengthening of marketing, the role of experienced medical staff, the quality of providing medical services, and the respect for the opinions of tourists are important in attracting tourists. Medical tourism has an impact.  

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