IMPACT OF VIRTUAL REALITY ON HEALTH TOURISM: CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 201 - 234, 31.07.2025

Mustafa Çatak , Ekrem Eşref Kılınç

Öz

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the use and potential impact of Virtual Reality technology in health tourism. While health tourism involves international travel for treatment purposes, Virtual Reality technology is emerging as an effective tool in areas such as treatment simulation, rehabilitation applications and patient education. The use of Virtual Reality in health tourism has the potential to improve the patient’s experience before, during and after treatment and to facilitate access to healthcare services. It also offers significant opportunities for innovative applications such as remote healthcare services and virtual hospital tours. However, the main barriers to the use of Virtual Reality technology in this area include technical and ethical challenges such as data security, cost and accessibility. In the future, as Virtual Reality technology continues to develop, its impact on health tourism is expected to increase. This article presents a literature review on the current applications and future trends of Virtual Reality and provides strategic recommendations for the health tourism sector.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sağlık turizmi , Sanal Gerçeklik , Rehabilitasyon , Hasta Eğitimi , Uzaktan Sağlık Hizmetleri , Sanal Hastane Turları

Etik Beyan

Herhangi bir Etik durumu söz konusu değildir.

Destekleyen Kurum

Yok

SANAL GERÇEKLİĞİN SAĞLIK TURİZMİ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: MEVCUT EĞİLİMLER VE GELECEK PERSPEKTİFLERİ

Öz

Bu makale, Sanal Gerçeklik teknolojisinin sağlık turizminde kullanımı ve potansiyel etkisine ilişkin kapsamlı bir analiz sunmaktadır. Sağlık turizmi tedavi amaçlı uluslararası seyahatleri kapsarken, Sanal Gerçeklik teknolojisi tedavi simülasyonu, rehabilitasyon uygulamaları ve hasta eğitimi gibi alanlarda etkili bir araç olarak ortaya çıkmaktadır. Sanal Gerçekliğin sağlık turizminde kullanımı, tedavi öncesinde, sırasında ve sonrasında hastanın deneyimini iyileştirme ve sağlık hizmetlerine erişimi kolaylaştırma potansiyeline sahiptir. Ayrıca uzaktan sağlık hizmetleri ve sanal hastane turları gibi yenilikçi uygulamalar için de önemli fırsatlar sunmaktadır. Ancak Sanal Gerçeklik teknolojisinin bu alanda kullanılmasının önündeki başlıca engeller arasında veri güvenliği, maliyet ve erişilebilirlik gibi teknik ve etik zorluklar yer almaktadır. Gelecekte, Sanal Gerçeklik teknolojisi gelişmeye devam ettikçe, sağlık turizmi üzerindeki etkisinin de artması beklenmektedir. Bu makale, Sanal Gerçekliğin mevcut uygulamaları ve gelecekteki eğilimleri hakkında bir literatür taraması sunmakta ve sağlık turizmi sektörü için stratejik tavsiyelerde bulunmaktadır.

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Anahtar Kelimeler

Sağlık turizmi , Sanal Gerçeklik , Rehabilitasyon , Hasta Eğitimi , Uzaktab Sağlık Hizmetleri , Sanal Hastane Turları

Kaynakça

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