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Investigating the quality of Iranian hospitals’ websites and their association to the Province’s share of medical tourism
| Title: | Investigating the quality of Iranian hospitals’ websites and their association to the Province’s share of medical tourism |
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| Authors: | Fatemeh Shaygani, Soodeh Jahangiri, Mohammad Hassan Zahed Roozegar, Zahra Kavosi, Milad Ahmadi Marzaleh |
| Source: | BMC Research Notes, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | BMC, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Biology (General) LCC:Science (General) |
| Subject Terms: | Website, Hospital, Medical tourism, Health tourism, Iran, Medicine, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Science (General), Q1-390 |
| More Details: | Abstract Background Nowadays, virtual methods are among the most important and influential marketing instruments in various industries, such as medical tourism. This study aims to investigate the quality of Iranian hospitals’ web pages and their association with the province’s share of the medical tourism industry in Iran and the ownership type of hospitals. Methods In this analytical cross-sectional study, the quality of hospitals’ websites was investigated through a 36-item self-administered questionnaire which was validated, and its reliability was verified (Cronbach’s alpha = 74%.). The questionnaire was categorized into three sections: hospital services and facilities, hospital’s medical tourism-related services, and tourism information of the destination province. The census method was used for data collection. Data analysis was performed using the independent t-test and analysis of variance in SPSS software (version 25), and a P-value |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1756-0500 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1756-0500 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13104-023-06619-1 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/9c9ebbe5b3134ec5813bb079ca0bff9e |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9c9ebbe5b3134ec5813bb079ca0bff9e |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 17560500 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s13104-023-06619-1 |
| Published in: | BMC Research Notes |
| Language: | English |