Research Article

Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism

Volume: 8 Number: 1 June 30, 2022
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Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism

Abstract

This study investigates the perceptions of patient communication and medical service quality in relation to the demographic and occupational characteristics of medical staff working in Alanya. A significant relationship was found between perceptions of patient communication and the field of expertise of the staff and the foreign language they speak. This indicates that, in medical tourism contexts, the patient communication perceptions of medical staff affect first-hand perceptions of health service quality. To increase health service quality and patient communication motivation, it is recommended that revenues from patients or insurance companies be distributed to all staff involved with medical tourists. Furthermore, apart from doctors and nurses, staff believe health service quality and communication are low. Therefore, it is recommended to provide in-service training for this area.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

January 17, 2022

Acceptance Date

June 13, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Gül, T., Değirmencioğlu, A., Bulut, B., Dağ, E., Baştürk, Y. A., & Dağlı, M. (2022). Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism. Journal of Tourismology, 8(1), 115-137. https://doi.org/10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252
AMA
1.Gül T, Değirmencioğlu A, Bulut B, Dağ E, Baştürk YA, Dağlı M. Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism. Journal of Tourismology. 2022;8(1):115-137. doi:10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252
Chicago
Gül, Tolga, A.özdal Değirmencioğlu, Benay Bulut, Erhan Dağ, Yusuf Alper Baştürk, and Mehmet Dağlı. 2022. “Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism”. Journal of Tourismology 8 (1): 115-37. https://doi.org/10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252.
EndNote
Gül T, Değirmencioğlu A, Bulut B, Dağ E, Baştürk YA, Dağlı M (June 1, 2022) Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism. Journal of Tourismology 8 1 115–137.
IEEE
[1]T. Gül, A. Değirmencioğlu, B. Bulut, E. Dağ, Y. A. Baştürk, and M. Dağlı, “Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism”, Journal of Tourismology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 115–137, June 2022, doi: 10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252.
ISNAD
Gül, Tolga - Değirmencioğlu, A.özdal - Bulut, Benay - Dağ, Erhan - Baştürk, Yusuf Alper - Dağlı, Mehmet. “Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism”. Journal of Tourismology 8/1 (June 1, 2022): 115-137. https://doi.org/10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252.
JAMA
1.Gül T, Değirmencioğlu A, Bulut B, Dağ E, Baştürk YA, Dağlı M. Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism. Journal of Tourismology. 2022;8:115–137.
MLA
Gül, Tolga, et al. “Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism”. Journal of Tourismology, vol. 8, no. 1, June 2022, pp. 115-37, doi:10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Gül, A.özdal Değirmencioğlu, Benay Bulut, Erhan Dağ, Yusuf Alper Baştürk, Mehmet Dağlı. Health Service Quality and Patient Communication In Medical Tourism. Journal of Tourismology. 2022 Jun. 1;8(1):115-37. doi:10.26650/jot.2022.8.1.1059252