의료관광 선택 속성에 관한 연구 동향 탐색: KCI(한국학술지인용색인) 등재 논문을 중심으로

This study systematically analyzes research trends centered on papers on medical tourism selection attributes registered in the Korea Citation Index (KCI), and explores various attributes that affect medical tourism selection to derive academic and practical implications for related industries. Through this, we aim to identify the flow of consumer behavior research related to medical tourism selection attributes and suggest future research directions to derive practical implications for the medical tourism industry. Data collection was conducted using only the search engine of the Korea Citation Index (KCI) for literature search. In addition, considering the quality of the data to be analyzed, only journals listed in the KCI or academic journals that are candidates for listing were analyzed. Of the total 647 papers related to medical tourism, 40 papers were analyzed based on keywords related to medical tourism selection attributes. Research results First, in the year-by-year analysis, there were a total of 40 papers related to medical tourism selection attributes listed in the KCI from 2008 to 2024, with 7 in 2016 being the most. Second, by subject, the social science field was the most numerous with 37 articles, and most of them were published in tourism-related academic journals. Third, the research subjects were initially mainly foreigners in general (57.1%), but recently expanded to include various nationalities and subgroups. Fourth, the main selection factors were medical service quality, medical technology, accessibility, cost, tourism attractiveness, and medical support services. In the conclusion, the research summary and academic and practical implications were described, and suggestions were made for the limitations of the research and future research directions.