Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot109710.32687/0869-866X-2022-30-6-1236-1239Научная статьяThe motivation and consumer preferences in medical tourismAnanchenkovaP. I.ananchenkova@yandex.ruShegaiM. M.-N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public HealthThe State Budget Institution “The Research Institute of Organization of Health Care and Medical Management of the Moscow Health Care Department”The Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia” (RUDN University) of Minobrnauka of Russia151220223061236123921122022Copyright © 2022,2022The article considers issues reflecting characteristics of motivation of medical tourists to travel to country other than their residence placement to receive medical care. The most popular directions of medical tourism are identified as well as medical services for which travels are made.travelmedical tourismmotivationconsumer behaviormedical touristpatientпутешествиямедицинский туризммотивацияпотребительское поведениемедицинский туристпациент1.Ананченкова П. И., Камынина Н. Н. Социально-экономические аспекты развития экспорта медицинских услуг. Проблемы социальной гигиены, здравоохранения и истории медицины. 2020;28(2):184-9.2.Ананченкова П. И., Камынина Н. Н. Некоторые аспекты развития медицинского и лечебно-оздоровительного туризма. Проблемы социальной гигиены, здравоохранения и истории медицины. 2020;28(4):605-9.3.Milstein A., Smith M. America's new refugees - seeking affordable surgery offshore. New Engl. J. Med. 2006;355(16):1637-40.4.Kher U. Outsourcing your heart. Time. 2006; May 29:44-7.5.Shengtian H., Na’na L., Siqiu Y. Discussion on the gaps about outbound medical tourism demands between different consumption groups and its implications for marketing strategy. China Hospitality. 2019;23:37-41.6.Manna R., Cavallone M., Ciasullo M., Palumbo R. Beyond the rhetoric of health tourism: shedding light on the reality of health tourism in Italy. Curr. Issues Tourism. 2020;23(14):1805-19.7.Lee J. H., Kim H. B. A study on the selection attributes and satisfaction of health tourism to foster the growth of health tourism industry. Region. Indian Res. 2018;41:115-41.8.Hanefeld J., Smith R., Horsfall D., Lunt N. A Review of the Literature With Discussion of Its Implications for the UK National Health Service as an Example of a Public Health Care System. J. Travel Med. 2014;21(6):410-7.9.Liu Y., Lin Q., Zhang D. Understanding the Reality of China’s Health Tourism and Consumer Demand From the Perspective of Consumers: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front. Psychol. 2022;13:824328.10.Джангиров А. П. Экономический эффект оздоровительного туризма. Управление экономическими системами: электронный научный журнал. 2011;11(35):63.11.Фесюн А. Д., Яковлев М. Ю., Литвинюк Я. А. Перспективы развития санаторно-курортной отрасли Российской Федерации. Вопросы курортологии, физиотерапии и лечебной физической культуры. 2020. Т. 97. № 4. С. 52-57.