This survey shows the top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015. Some 20 percent of respondents stated that their first choice of source of information for seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence would be the advice of a doctor in the region of residence.
Top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015*
individuals who accessed medicaltourismassociation.com
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* First source of information.
Original question: "What are the top 3 sources of information you sought before making the decision to travel for medical treatment outside your region of residence?" (please complete each row)
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Medical Tourism Association, & The International Healthcare Research Center. (February 26, 2016). Top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/633027/top-information-sources-for-medical-tourism/
Medical Tourism Association, und The International Healthcare Research Center. "Top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015*." Chart. February 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/633027/top-information-sources-for-medical-tourism/
Medical Tourism Association, The International Healthcare Research Center. (2016). Top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/633027/top-information-sources-for-medical-tourism/
Medical Tourism Association, and The International Healthcare Research Center. "Top Sources of Information in Seeking Medical Treatment outside a Patient's Region of Residence in 2013-2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/633027/top-information-sources-for-medical-tourism/
Medical Tourism Association & The International Healthcare Research Center, Top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/633027/top-information-sources-for-medical-tourism/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Top sources of information in seeking medical treatment outside a patient's region of residence in 2013-2015* [Graph], Medical Tourism Association, & The International Healthcare Research Center, February 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/633027/top-information-sources-for-medical-tourism/
