An integrative literature review on health tourism research in national literature

The aim of this study is to examine the research on health tourism in the national literature in a holistic context, to identify the main topics of research and to reveal possible research topics for new research. For this reason, health tourism articles in TR Index indexed journals from the Dergi Park database were evaluated. Seventy-four articles using the keyword "Health Tourism" and indexed in the TR Index were eligible for review. The findings were analyzed in two dimensions: preliminary research findings and main findings. Preliminary findings include descriptive analysis of the studies. Accordingly, it was observed that health tourism research has reached a significant number in the last decade and the dominant research method is qualitative research method. According to the main findings, it is understood that health tourism research in Turkey can be classified into four main themes. These themes are named as "Studies measuring attitudes and perceptions towards health tourism"; "Studies focusing on facilities, cities and countries where health tourism activities are carried out"; "Studies compiling health tourism literature" and " Studies Evaluating Health Tourism Practices in Technological and Legal Aspects". A discussion was made based on the findings and suggestions for future research were presented. Keywords: Health Tourism, Integrative Literature Review, National Literature