eprintid: 4486
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2024-03-18 12:12:15
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Veenstra, Stijn
creators_id: S4408004
creators_email: stijn.veenstra@hotmail.com
title: “How is the ambulance supposed to cross the sea?” A Study of Healthcare Decisions away from home.
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This bachelor thesis examines the health information-seeking behaviours of tourists in unfamiliar settings, with a case study on an island on Schiermonnikoog. It explores the scarcely researched field of how tourists' health literacy could be influenced by previous visits, distance from their usual residence, and age, and how this affects their health information-seeking behaviours and decision-making in healthcare situations. The research utilises a survey method with a convenient sampling strategy to collect data from tourists at three key locations on the island. In the end, the data of 53 participants were collected. After using multiple analysis methods, such as the binomial regression and chi-square test the findings indicate that there is no sign of significant correlation between the amount of additional healthcare information gathered by tourists and factors such as the perceived consequences of illness, distance from home, or previous visits to the island. However, there is a significant association between the age of tourists and their tendency to seek additional health information. This research sheds light on the complex health information-seeking behavioural processes of tourists regarding their healthcare, designing a platform for further studies with larger and more diverse samples to fully understand these health information-seeking behaviours.
date: 2024
pages: 24
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Oosterhoff, A.T.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Demografie
tutors_email: A.T.Oosterhoff@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: healthcare decisions
keywords_local: information-seeking behavior
keywords_local: health literacy
keywords_local: awareness
keywords_local: tourist behavior
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2024-03-12
citation:   Veenstra, Stijn  (2024) “How is the ambulance supposed to cross the sea?” A Study of Healthcare Decisions away from home.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4486/1/Thesis%20Resit%20S4408004.pdf