Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends

This study evaluates the knowledge structure of medical tourism within the geographical context of South East Asia. This region is one of the growing economic powerhouses in the world, and tourism activities have contributed a lot to its advancement. Design/methodology/approach: Applying a science m...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Norhana, Mohd Aripin, Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong, Wider, Walton, Siti Sarah, Maidin, Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/1/2024_AEDS_Medical%20Tourism%20in%20SEA.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/7/Medical%20tourism%20in%20South%20East%20Asia_Science%20mapping%20of%20present%20and%20future%20trends_ABS.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2024-0093
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spelling my.ump.umpir.420532024-12-31T04:20:02Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/ Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi Norhana, Mohd Aripin Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin Ting, Irene Wei Kiong Wider, Walton Siti Sarah, Maidin Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas GV Recreation Leisure HD28 Management. Industrial Management This study evaluates the knowledge structure of medical tourism within the geographical context of South East Asia. This region is one of the growing economic powerhouses in the world, and tourism activities have contributed a lot to its advancement. Design/methodology/approach: Applying a science mapping technique using bibliometric analysis, the current and emerging themes and future trends are analyzed using bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis. Findings: Findings show that current trends produced four themes: Fundamentals of medical tourism in Southeast Asia, determinants of tourist medical tourism visits, quality of medical and health service in Southeast Asia and impact of medical tourism on national economic growth. The future trends also produced four themes related to navigating excellence in medical tourism, medical tourism and economic growth, service quality in medical tourism services and accredited destinations in the globalized era of medical tourism. Research limitations/implications: This study is relevant to all stakeholders, operators and local communities in Southeast Asia tourism destinations to provide the best medical tourism with the best quality service and technologies. Originality/value: This study fills the gap by performing a bibliometric approach to reviewing medical tourism in Southeast Asia using a science mapping technique. Crucial themes are produced through topological and temporal streams that provide critical insight for future developments in medical tourism in the region. Emerald Publishing 2024-07-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/1/2024_AEDS_Medical%20Tourism%20in%20SEA.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/7/Medical%20tourism%20in%20South%20East%20Asia_Science%20mapping%20of%20present%20and%20future%20trends_ABS.pdf Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi and Norhana, Mohd Aripin and Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin and Ting, Irene Wei Kiong and Wider, Walton and Siti Sarah, Maidin and Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas (2024) Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends. Asian Education and Development Studies, 13 (5). pp. 393-411. ISSN 2046-3162. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2024-0093 https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2024-0093
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English
topic GV Recreation Leisure
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
spellingShingle GV Recreation Leisure
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Norhana, Mohd Aripin
Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin
Ting, Irene Wei Kiong
Wider, Walton
Siti Sarah, Maidin
Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas
Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends
description This study evaluates the knowledge structure of medical tourism within the geographical context of South East Asia. This region is one of the growing economic powerhouses in the world, and tourism activities have contributed a lot to its advancement. Design/methodology/approach: Applying a science mapping technique using bibliometric analysis, the current and emerging themes and future trends are analyzed using bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis. Findings: Findings show that current trends produced four themes: Fundamentals of medical tourism in Southeast Asia, determinants of tourist medical tourism visits, quality of medical and health service in Southeast Asia and impact of medical tourism on national economic growth. The future trends also produced four themes related to navigating excellence in medical tourism, medical tourism and economic growth, service quality in medical tourism services and accredited destinations in the globalized era of medical tourism. Research limitations/implications: This study is relevant to all stakeholders, operators and local communities in Southeast Asia tourism destinations to provide the best medical tourism with the best quality service and technologies. Originality/value: This study fills the gap by performing a bibliometric approach to reviewing medical tourism in Southeast Asia using a science mapping technique. Crucial themes are produced through topological and temporal streams that provide critical insight for future developments in medical tourism in the region.
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author Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Norhana, Mohd Aripin
Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin
Ting, Irene Wei Kiong
Wider, Walton
Siti Sarah, Maidin
Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas
author_facet Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Norhana, Mohd Aripin
Nur Sofia Nabila, Alimin
Ting, Irene Wei Kiong
Wider, Walton
Siti Sarah, Maidin
Zainul-Abideen, Ahmed Yousif Abbas
author_sort Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
title Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends
title_short Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends
title_full Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends
title_fullStr Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends
title_full_unstemmed Medical tourism in South East Asia: Science mapping of present and future trends
title_sort medical tourism in south east asia: science mapping of present and future trends
publisher Emerald Publishing
publishDate 2024
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/1/2024_AEDS_Medical%20Tourism%20in%20SEA.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/7/Medical%20tourism%20in%20South%20East%20Asia_Science%20mapping%20of%20present%20and%20future%20trends_ABS.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/42053/
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2024-0093
https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-04-2024-0093
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