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DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF LOCAL PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF HEALTH TOURISM ON THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO HEALTH TOURISM: EXAMPLE OF AKYAZI

Cemil ÖRGEV
Buse METE
Hüseyin ASLAN
İsmail ŞİMŞİR
Pages
1227–1245
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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The total impacts, economic and health impact variables were all found to have a significant impact on the local community's support for health tourism development.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Health tourism, which is a sub-field of tourism, has an important place in the development of countries and regions.
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Key Findings & Data:Study data were collected through face-to-face survey application to 392 participants residing in Akyazı.
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Conclusion & Impact:The total impacts, economic and health impact variables were all found to have a significant impact on the local community's support for health tourism development.
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Health tourism, which is a sub-field of tourism, has an important place in the development of countries and regions. It is the people living in that region who are most affected by the development of health tourism activities in a region. Perceptions and support of local people have important effects on the development and sustainability of health tourism in a destination. It should be ensured that the local people have positive perceptions about the effects of health tourism and support tourism development. In this study, the effect of four factors affecting health tourism on the support of local people to the development of health tourism was investigated. Study data were collected through face-to-face survey application to 392 participants residing in Akyazı. The research model and hypotheses developed in line with the purpose of the study were tested with the structural equation model using AMOS 4 and SPSS 22 package programs. As a result of the test, it was determined that the model had a good fit. It has been determined that the effect of socio-cultural and health-related factors on the total impact of health tourism development is significant. The total impacts, economic and health impact variables were all found to have a significant impact on the local community's support for health tourism development.

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Turizmin alt alanı olan sağlık turizmi ülkelerin ve bölgelerin kalkınmasında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Sağlık turizmi faaliyetlerinin bir yöredeki gelişiminden en fazla etkilenen o bölgede yaşayan halktır. Sağlık turizminin bir destinasyonda gelişimi ve sürdürülebilirliği üzerinde yerel halkın algıları ve desteği önemli etkiler yaratmaktadır. Sağlık turizminin etkilerine yönelik yerel halkın olumlu algılara sahip olması ve turizm gelişimini desteklemesi sağlanmalıdır. Bu çalışmada sağlık turizmini etkileyen dört faktörün sağlık turizminin yerel halkın sağlık turizminin gelişimine verdiği desteğe etkisi araştırılmıştır. Çalışma verileri Akyazı’da ikamet eden 392 katılımcıya yüz yüze anket uygulamasıyla toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın amacı doğrultusunda geliştirilen araştırma modeli ve hipotezler AMOS 4 ve SPSS 22 paket programları kullanılarak yapısal eşitlik modeli ile test edilmiştir. Test sonucunda modelin iyi bir uyuma sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sosyo-kültürel ve sağlıkla ilgili faktörlerin sağlık turizmi gelişiminin toplam etkisi üzerindeki etkisinin anlamlı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Toplam etkiler, ekonomik ve sağlık etkileri değişkenlerinin hepsinin yerel halkın sağlık turizminin gelişimine verdiği destek üzerinde önemli bir etkisi olduğu bulunmuştur.

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ÖRGEV, C., METE, B., ASLAN, H., ŞİMŞİR, İ. (2022). DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF LOCAL PEOPLE'S PERCEPTION OF HEALTH TOURISM ON THE SUPPORT GIVEN TO HEALTH TOURISM: EXAMPLE OF AKYAZI. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 3, 1227–1245. https://ajindex.com/articles/649790

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