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A Study on the Forecasting of Satisfaction Influence in the Foreign Medical Tourist

외국인 의료관광객의 만족영향력 예측 연구

  • 김사영 (대구과학대학교 호텔관광과)
  • Received : 2014.01.16
  • Accepted : 2014.03.06
  • Published : 2014.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to forecast which factors provided satisfaction for the foreign medical tourist. The study concluded that the following key factors most affected the satisfaction of medical tourism: total travel budget, number of visits for medical services, occupation, education, monthly household income, budget for medical expenses, and the visiting period. Overall satisfaction of medical tourism explained was 43.5%. The influence of satisfaction on medical tourism through a word-of-mouth and the revisit intention was significant. These conclusions suggest that overall satisfaction with medical tourism based on this study's key factors may be an important factor for increasing the word-of-mouth and the revisit intention by the medical tourist in the future.

본 연구는 외국인 의료관광객을 대상으로 의료관광 만족에 영향을 줄 수 있는 특성요인을 찾는데 있다. 의료관광 민족에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위해 대상자의 특성에서 유의한 차이를 나타낸 변수들을 가능한 영향요인으로 선정하여 분석한 결과에서는 전체여행 예산, 의료서비스를 위한 방문 횟수, 직업(자영업), 학력(대학 졸업 이상), 월평균 가구 소득, 의료비 예산, 방문기간이 유의한 영향 요인으로 나타났다. 이러한 영향요인들이 대상자의 의료관광 만족을 43.5% 설명하였으며, 가장 높은 영향요인은 전체여행 예산으로 나타났다. 의료관광 만족이 구전의사와 재방문의도에 미치는 영향력을 예측하기 위한 분석결과에서는 의료관광 만족요인이 구전의사와 재방문의도에도 유의한 예측 영향요인으로 나타났다. 즉 의료관광 만족이 1단위 높을수록 구전의사가 있을 확률은 없을 확률보다 1.57배 높았고, 재방문의도가 있을 확률은 없을 확률보다 1.85배 높았다.

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