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Hälsoturism i Sverige: En kvantitativ undersökning om svenskars syn på hälsoturism
Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Tourism Studies.
Södertörn University, School of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies, Tourism Studies.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

At the present moment, a larger proportion of the world’s population resides in urban areas where there are both good and bad environments for health and well-being. A challenge in the rapid urbanization is the health and well-being of citizens, which has affected the trend of health tourism among tourists who want to improve and maintain their well-being. Research about health tourism in the Nordic region has mostly involved Finland and Norway, but there is missing research of health tourism in Sweden. Because of this, the purpose of the study was to investigate whether the concept of health tourism is established among Swedes and what affects their choice to travel to a specific destination that offers activities for health. In order to gain a distribution of respondents in Sweden, the quantitative method was considered most applicable in form of a web survey that was sent to Swedes on the basis of a convenience selection. The chosen theories Travel Career Patterns along with the Push and Pull contributed to an understanding of individuals’ behavior and motives behind the travel. Additionally, a literature review of previous research has been conducted on the concepts of health tourism, quality of life, physical activity, competitiveness as these were considered to be influential in individuals’ decision about travel. Based on the survey results, it was found that the majority of respondents know what health tourism is, and they believe that Sweden has resources to develop this kind of tourism. However, the results also shows that a part of Swedes does not know what is included in health tourism. Although most respondents believe that health tourism can be developed in Sweden, they still consider that foreign health facilities offer cheaper treatments and that warmer weather is the main reason for travelling abroad.

Abstract [sv]

I dagsläget är en större del av världens befolkning bosatta i stadsområden där det för hälsan och välbefinnandet finns både bra och dåliga miljöer. En utmaning i den hastiga urbaniseringen är medborgarnas hälsa och välbefinnande, vilket har medfört att hälsoturism blivit en trend bland turister som vill förbättra och underhålla sitt välbefinnande. Forskning om hälsoturism inom den nordiska regionen har mestadels berört Finland och Norge, men det saknas forskning om hälsoturism i Sverige. Med anledning av detta har syftet med studien varit att undersöka huruvida begreppet hälsoturism är etablerat bland svenskar och vad som påverkar deras val att resa till en specifik destination som erbjuder hälsoaktiviteter. För att få en större spridning av respondenter i Sverige ansågs den kvantitativa metoden vara mest lämplig i form av en webbenkät som skickades ut utifrån ett bekvämlighetsurval. De valda teorierna Travel Career Patterns samt Push- och Pull-faktorerna bidrog till att få en förståelse för individers beteende och motiv bakom resandet. Dessutom har en litteraturgenomgång av tidigare forskning genomförts på begreppen hälsoturism, livskvalitet, fysisk aktivitet och konkurrenskraft då dessa ansågs vara påverkande vid individers beslut av resa. Utifrån enkätresultatet framgick det att majoriteten av respondenterna vet vad hälsoturism är och att de anser att Sverige har resurser för att utveckla denna slags turism. Dock visar resultatet även att en del svenskar inte vet vad hälsoturism är. Trots att de flesta anser att hälsoturism kan utvecklas i Sverige så tycker de ändå att hälsoanläggningar utomlands erbjuder billigare behandlingar samt att varmare väder är den största orsaken till att man reser utomlands.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Health Tourism, Quality of life, Motivation
Keywords [sv]
Hälsoturism, Livskvalitet, Motivation
National Category
Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41120OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-41120DiVA, id: diva2:1443264
Subject / course
Tourism Studies
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2020-06-22 Created: 2020-06-18 Last updated: 2020-06-22Bibliographically approved

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