Chinese medical tourism: review and research agenda

IF 2.6 4区管理学 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism Pub Date : 2022-05-18 DOI:10.1080/1528008X.2022.2073939

Huahua Li, Yingying Du, Tao Xue, C. Jenkins

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Medical tourism has witnessed a phenomenal developed pace in recent years, but academic efforts continue to center on a western context and fail to shed light on other emerging medical tourism destinations. This study adopts a hybrid review approach to map out the evolution of Chinese medical tourism studies. A total of 183 articles published in both Chinese and international journals from 2000 to 2020 have been collected to delineate the evolution of Chinese medical tourism research in different dimensions (e.g., publication year, published journals, etc.); analyze the popular research topics of this domain under different disciplinary lens and further identify the research gaps. Findings suggest that existing studies are marketing-oriented and lack robust underpinning of empirical work with appropriate theories. Future research agenda for both researchers and practioners are provided in terms of the facilitation of different stakeholders’ cooperation, understanding of diaspora medical tourists, and the development of traditional Chinese medicine.

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中国医疗旅游：回顾与研究议程

摘要近年来，医疗旅游呈现出惊人的发展速度，但学术界的研究仍停留在西方背景下，未能对其他新兴的医疗旅游目的地有所了解。本研究采用混合回顾的方法来绘制中国医疗旅游研究的演变图。从2000年到2020年，共收集了183篇在中国和国际期刊上发表的文章，从不同维度（如发表年份、发表期刊等）描述了中国医疗旅游研究的演变；分析不同学科视角下该领域的热门研究课题，进一步找出研究空白。研究结果表明，现有的研究是以市场营销为导向的，缺乏用适当理论进行实证研究的有力基础。为研究人员和从业者提供了未来的研究议程，包括促进不同利益相关者的合作、了解散居国外的医疗游客以及中医药的发展。

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Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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7.00

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18.20%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism serves as a medium to share and disseminate new research findings, theoretical development and superior practices in hospitality and tourism. The journal aims to publish cutting-edge, empirically and theoretically sound research articles on quality planning, development, management, marketing, evaluation, and adjustments within the field. Readers of the journal stay up-to-date on the latest theory development and research findings, ways to improve business practices, successful hospitality strategies, maintenance of profit requirements, and increasing market share in this complex and growing field. Comprised of conceptual and methodological research papers, research notes, case studies, and review books and conferences the Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism offers readers examples of real world practices and experiences that involve: -Organizational development and improvement -Operational and efficiency issues -Quality policy and strategy development and implementation -Quality function deployment -Quality experiences in hospitality industry -Service quality improvement and customer satisfaction -Managerial issues, such as employee empowerment & benefits, quality costs, & returns on investment -The role and participation of private and public sectors, including residents -International, national, and regional tourism; tourism destination sites; arid systems of tourism