TY - JOUR T1 - DEMOGRAPHİC CHARACTERİSTİCS AFFECTİNG SERVİCE DEMAND İN PRİVATE HEALTH INSTİTUTİONS; AESTHETİC MEDİCAL CENTERS EXAMPLE AU - Tamer, Gülay PY - 2018 DA - December Y2 - 2018 JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Management Inquiries JO - Turkish and English PB - Himmet KARADAL WT - DergiPark SN - 2602-3970 SP - 91 EP - 105 VL - 2 IS - 3 LA - en AB - The rapid andcontinuous developments and changes taking place in economic, technological,social, cultural structures in the globalizing world have caused significantstructural changes in the centers serving in the Aesthetic Medicine Sector andby realizing new applications day by day, it has become a sector in demandwhich serves for happiness of people. In this study; primarily, the criticalinformation of individuals visiting aesthetic medical centers for receivingservice was determined. Then, according to this data, a questionnaire form wasprepared to determine the competitors and objectives of aesthetic medicalcenters within the framework of specific criteria. Reliability tests of thequestionnaire was carried out, and then it was applied to 600 people who werevisiting various centers at different locations and having different customerprofiles. Attention was paid to include different age, education and incomegroups to the survey conducted. The numerical values obtained were analyzed bySPSS package program. In this study examining and analyzing the profile ofcustomers receiving service from aesthetic medical centers, according to theevaluation of the analysis results, services that are affected by sex, age andmarital status among all the services provided in Aesthetic Medical Centers arewrinkles, skin problems, anti-aging treatments and aesthetic operations. Theseservices are much more preferred by women in particular. In the comparisonbased on the age, the service receivers are mostly single customers at 40-60age range. Also, a substantial increase in demand for services has beenobserved with the increasing income level. KW - Health KW - Aesthetics KW - Medical Centers KW - Customer Profile CR - Abbas, J.A., ve Camp, R.C., (1996), Global Managers: Qualities for Effective Competition, International Journal of Manpower, 17 (6/7): 5-18. Barney, J., (1986), CR - Abel, S.B. (1994), “An Introduction To Health. Policy, Planning And Financing”, LongmanGroup Limited, New York, CR - Alan M. (1993), “Ulusal Sağlık Hizmetleri Nereye Gidiyor? Geleceği Var mı?” Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, Ankara, CR - Caldwell C. (1998), “Sağlık Kuruluşlarında Stratejik Yönetim”, (Çev. Osman Akınhay),Sistem Yayıncılık No: 184, İstanbul CR - Cimen Mesut Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi Cilt: 1 • Sayı: 3 • Temmuz 2010 CR - Engiz O. (1998), “Sağlık İşletmeleri İçin Yeni İnsangücü Tipi, Toplam Kalite Yöneticisi.Modern Hastane Yönetimi” Cilt: 2, Sayı: 5, Haziran-Temmuz, İstanbul, CR - Eren, N. (1984), “Sağlık Hizmetlerinde Yönetim”, Hatipoğlu Kitabevi, Ankara, CR - Farabi, Siyaset Felsefesine Dair Görüşler, Çev. H. Özcan, MÜİV Yayınları, İstanbul, 2014. CR - Hayran..Sur H. (1998), “Sağlık Hizmetlerinin Özel ve Kamusal Yönü Hastane Yöneticiliği”,Nobel Kitabevi, İstanbul, CR - Hayran O.(1997), “Stratejik Yönetim Hastane Yöneticiliği (Ed: Hayran O., Sur H.), NobelTıp Kitabevi, İstanbul, CR - Kavuncubaşı Ş. Ersoy K. (1998), “Sağlık İşletmelerinde İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi”, CR - Lewıs G. (1976), “How to Handle Your Own Public Relations”, Nelson – Hall inc .Publıshers, Chigaco, CR - Özkul A. E. (1994), “Sağlık Sistemleri Planlama ve Kontrolü”, A.Ü. Yayın No: 819: Şahin Ü. (1999), “Hastane İşletmeciliğinde Kalite”, Eskişehir, CR - Velioğlu P. Oktay S. (1993), “Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi”, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları,No:715, Eskişehir UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ijemi/issue//458487 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/547061 ER -