英文摘要 |
Purposes: The affective experience of hospital visits by patients is often neglected by the medical service industry, but this can be an important variable in the decision-making process that determines in which hospital people would choose to receive treatment. Consciously or not, the purpose of the hospital visit may as also be a factor in people’s hospital experiences. This study examined an integrated model of people’s willingness to revisit a hospital from the perspective of a hospital’s strategic experiential modules and explored the moderating effect of the purpose of the hospital visit. Methods: The study subjects were hospital patients and the general public. A total of 329 questionnaires were distributed and the valid response rate was 91.1%. The Cronbach’s α of the measured variables was 0.964. The values of construct validity were between 0.406 and 0.772. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS17.0 and AMOS 17.0. Results: The results showed that the study model had an optimal goodness of fit. In terms of the strategic experiential modules, physical experiences, behaviors and lifestyles (actions) and affective experiences (feelings) were the most important, while creative cognitive experience (thinking) was less so. The purpose for the hospital visit also acted as a moderator. Conclusions: It is important for the heads of operating or marketing departments to pay attention to the emergency or hospitalization services (including the processes) offered to the public as well as to strengthen the use of strategic experiential modules at appropriate times. These two measures can improve customers’ experiential value and satisfaction, thereby making them more willing to revisit the hospital. |