نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 استادیار، مدیریت سیستم‌ها، گروه گردشگری، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه علم و هنر یزد، یزد، ایران

2 مربی، مدیریت، گروه گردشگری، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه علم و هنر یزد، یزد، ایران

3 دانشجوی دکتری تخصصی، گردشگری، گروه گردشگری، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه علم و هنر یزد، یزد، ایران

چکیده

مقدمه: امروزه وجود پتانسیل‌های تاریخی و طبیعی، ایران را به یکی از جذاب‌ترین مناطق گردشگری دنیا تبدیل کرده است. استان یزد به عنوان یکی از اضلاع مثلث طلایی گردشگری و با برخورداری از پزشکان و متخصصان باتجربه، زمینه مناسبی برای توسعه گردشگری پزشکی دارد. هدف از انجام پژوهش حاضر، شناسایی عوامل مؤثر بر جذب گردشگران خارجی پزشکی در جهت توسعه این صنعت در استان یزد بود.روش بررسی: این مطالعه رویکردی کیفی- کمی داشت و با استفاده از نگاشت‌ شناختی فازی و تحلیل شبکه‌های اجتماعی انجام شد. برای تشکیل تیم خبره، از صاحب‌نظران حوزه گردشگری و درمان استان یزد استفاده گردید. در ابتدا با بررسی پیشینه تحقیقات صورت گرفته، 15 عامل شناسایی شد. سپس با غربالگری توسط تیم خبره، 12 عامل نهایی انتخاب و وارد فرایند نگاشت ‌شناختی فازی گردید. به منظور ادغام علمی نگاشت‌های شناختی و رسم نگاشت، رویکرد تحلیل شبکه‌های اجتماعی مورد استفاده قرار گرفت. پس از تشکیل نگاشت، عوامل کلیدی شناسایی و در نهایت، تأثیر سیاست‌های مختلف در قالب توسعه گردشگری پزشکی بررسی گردید.یافته‌ها: صدور روادید و توانمندی نیروی انسانی به همراه کیفیت خدمات، تبلیغات، تسلط به زبان، زیرساخت، امنیت، تجهیزات به‌روز، مقررات، هزینه، احترام به عقاید بیماران خارجی و دهکده‌های درمانی، از جمله عوامل جذب گردشگران خارجی برای درمان مؤثر بود.نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج پژوهش حاضر، ضرورت تأمین امنیت گردشگران خارجی از طریق همکاری بین نهادهای مختلف و اهمیت تسهیل در صدور روادید را نشان می‌دهد. همچنین، نقش نیروی انسانی متخصص و توانمند را در حیات و بقای نظام درمانی برجسته می‌سازد.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Boosting the Presence of Foreign Health Tourists in Yazd, Iran; Challenges and Solutions

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mirmohammad Asadi 1
  • Yasamin Boroumandzad 2
  • Saeedeh Derakhsh 3

1 Assistant Professor, Systems Management, Department of Tourism, School of Human Sciences, Science and Art University, Yazd, Iran

2 Lecturer, Management, Department of Tourism, School of Human Sciences, Science and Art University, Yazd, Iran

3 PhD Student, Tourism, Department of Tourism, School of Human Sciences, Science and Art University, Yazd, Iran

چکیده [English]

Introduction: Today, the existence of historical and natural potentials has made Iran as one of the most attractive tourists' destinations in the world. Yazd Province, as one of the sides of the golden triangle of tourism in Iran, with experienced doctors and specialists is a good field for medical tourism development. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the factors affecting the attraction of foreign tourists for treatment in Yazd, and consequently the development of this industry.Methods: The present study was conducted using fuzzy cognitive mapping and social network analysis approach. Experts in the field of tourism and treatment in Yazd Province were used to form the expert team. Initially, 15 factors were identified by reviewing the background of the studies. Then, through screening by expert team, 12 final factors were selected and entered into fuzzy cognitive mapping process. Social network analysis approach was used for the scientific integration of cognitive mappings as well as mapping. After mapping, key factors were identified and finally, the effect of different policies in the form of medical tourism development was investigated.Results: Visa issuance and human resource abilities, along with quality of service, advertising, language proficiency, infrastructure, security, updated equipment, regulations, costs, respect for foreign patients' beliefs, and treatment villages were effective in attracting foreign medical tourists.Conclusion: The results of this study indicate the necessity of ensuring the safety of foreign tourists through cooperation between different institutions and the importance of facilitating the issuance of visas. It also highlights the role of the skilled and capable human resources in the survival of health care system.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Health
  • Medical Tourism
  • Fuzzy Logic
  • Social Networking
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