Keywords
enviroomental factor
individual factor
organizational factor
job-related factor and topsis technique
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Abstract
The impact of information and communication technology (ICT) and tourism industry on economic growth is on obvious fact. This study investigated the relationship between information technology (IT) and the status of health tourism in Mashhad.
This applied study was conducted during 2016-2017. The first population included all the hospital heads, managers and experts in five regions (north, south, east, west and center) of Mashhad, among which 120 individuals were selected. The second population was an infinite one; thus, Cochran's sample size formula was used and 384 individuals were selected as sample. The construct validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using confirmatory factor analysis and its reliability was confirmed with a high (> 0.7) Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The data were analyzed using confirmatory factor analysis and mathematical models in SPSS 21 and LISREL 8.50.
The factor analysis results showed that there was a relationship between IT and the status of health tourism in Mashhad
Proper planning in the area of IT enhancement can help expand health tourism sector of Mashhad and this will in turn contribute to the development of regional economy.References
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