An evidence-based policy for improving choice in global health access through medical travel
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14210%2F18%3A00124627" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14210/18:00124627 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168851018305384" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168851018305384</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.09.017" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.09.017</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
An evidence-based policy for improving choice in global health access through medical travel
Original language description
Global medical travel has had an increasing trend without a comprehensive, evidence-driven policy to ensure safe and effective practice. To identify key factors that influence medical travel, we conducted a series of studies culminating with a preference and decision-making component of over 500 prospective medical travelers from a number of countries. Results indicated that quality of care was the most critical factor in the decision, followed by lower costs of procedure and shorter waiting times. Lower costs were less of a factor if the procedure was more invasive, which also increased the importance of waiting time in the decision. The most desired destinations for care were in Europe (United Kingdom, Germany) and North America (United States). Building on these insights and previous literature, we present a model that implements applications from these factors and additional insights generated across the series of studies toward an effective policy framework.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Health Policy
ISSN
0168-8510
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
122
Issue of the periodical within the volume
12
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
5
Pages from-to
1372-1376
UT code for WoS article
000455069100015
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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