Customer retention in the medical tourism industry: Impact of quality, satisfaction, trust, and price reasonableness

被引：365

作者：

Han, Heesup ^{[1
]}

Hyun, Sunghyup Sean ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Sejong Univ, Coll Hosp & Tourism Management, Seoul 143747, South Korea

[2] Pusan Natl Univ, Dept Tourism & Convent, Pusan 609735, South Korea

来源：

TOURISM MANAGEMENT | 2015年 / 46卷

关键词：

Medical tourism; Medical clinic; Quality; Satisfaction; Trust; Price reasonableness; SERVICE QUALITY; MODERATING ROLE; HEALTH-CARE; INTENTION; HOTEL; ENCOUNTERS; PERCEPTION; INVARIANCE; VARIABLES; BENEFITS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.tourman.2014.06.003

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Repeat business is critical to the success of medical clinics in the competitive medical tourism market. This study develops a model explaining international medical travelers' intention formation by considering the impact of quality, satisfaction, trust, and price reasonableness. A field survey was conducted at medical clinics. Findings from structural analysis indicate a good fit for the proposed model; perceived quality, satisfaction, and trust in the staff and clinic have significant associations affecting intentions to revisit clinics and the destination country; and satisfaction and trust acted as significant mediators. In general, support for the hypothesized moderating impact of price reasonableness in the proposed theoretical model was evident in the results of the metric-invariance test. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页数：10

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