https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/517892
標題: | Attitudes and awareness of medical assistance while traveling abroad | 作者: | YI-HSUAN LEE CHIA-WEN LU Wu P.-Z. HSIEN-LIANG HUANG Wu Y.-C. KUO-CHIN HUANG |
公開日期: | 2018 | 出版社: | BioMed Central Ltd. | 卷: | 14 | 期: | 1 | 起(迄)頁: | 67 | 來源出版物: | Globalization and Health | 摘要: | Background: With globalization, more and more people travel to countries where they are at risk of injuries and travel-related diseases. To protect travelers' health, it is crucial to understand whether travelers accurately perceive medical assistance resources before and during their trips. This study investigated the need, awareness, and previous usage of overseas emergency medical assistance services (EMAS) among people traveling abroad. Methods: Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to patients (n = 500) at a travel clinic in Taipei, Taiwan. Results: The results showed that EMAS were important, especially in the following categories: 24-h telephone medical consultation (91.8%), emergent medical repatriation (87.6%), and assistance with arranging hospital admission (87.4%). Patients were less aware of the following services: arrangement of appointments with doctors (70.7%) and monitoring of medical conditions during hospitalization (73.0%). Less than 5% of respondents had a previous experience with EMAS. Conclusions: EMAS are considered important to people who are traveling abroad. However, approximately 20-30% of travelers lack an awareness of EMAS, and the percentage of travelers who have previously received medical assistance through these services is extremely low. The discrepancy between the need and usage of EMAS emphasizes the necessity to adapt EMAS materials in pre-travel consultations to meet the needs of international travelers. ? 2018 The Author(s). |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049850947&doi=10.1186%2fs12992-018-0382-5&partnerID=40&md5=3392cfb8823d1fb275a91608b70826b2 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/517892 |
ISSN: | 1744-8603 | DOI: | 10.1186/s12992-018-0382-5 | SDG/關鍵字: | health insurance; health monitoring; health services; medicine; public attitude; public health; adult; Article; attitude to health; awareness; cross-sectional study; educational status; emergency health service; emergency medical assistance services; emergency medical repatriation; female; health care need; health care utilization; hospital admission; hospital management; hospitalization; human; Likert scale; male; medical care; medical history; physician; priority journal; structured questionnaire; study design; Taiwan; teleconsultation; travel; travel related disease; university hospital; adolescent; aged; international cooperation; middle aged; questionnaire; young adult; Taipei; Taiwan; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Internationality; Male; Medical Assistance; Middle Aged; Surveys and Questionnaires; Taiwan; Travel; Young Adult |
顯示於: | 醫學系 |
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