| Name: | Description: | Size: | Format: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186.13 KB | Adobe PDF |
Advisor(s)
Abstract(s)
Health is more than having no diseases. It involves observing and measuring symptoms and emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, social, and physical aspects. Literature shows that thermalists seek thermal spas for health reasons, and their expectations are met as they revisit them. Thermal spa users have perceived an improvement in their health status. The perceived health status is subjective but can contribute to a better understanding of health. Tools like the EQ-5D-5L help measure users’ perception of their health status. The EQ-5D-5L can be applied to measure the perceived quality of life status in various diseases and contexts. However, it has not been applied to thermal spa users. This paper intends to showcase differences between the perceived health status before and after visiting a thermal spa by using the EQ-5D-5L in a survey applied to users of Termas de Chaves. A questionnaire survey was applied on-site from August 09th to December 20th 2021, obtaining a total sample of 222 participants. The data were analysed through statistical techniques of exploratory descriptive and inferential analysis. The results show statistically significant differences in customers’ perception of quality of life before and after 14 days of treatment. In addition, the study of six sociodemographic variables showed that the categories: female, 46 to 55 years old, single, without academic qualifications, retired, and with musculoskeletal pathologies/diseases most benefited from the thermal treatments.
Description
Keywords
EQ-5D-5L Perceived health status Health and well-being Thermalism tourism Chaves Thermal Spa
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Publisher
Springer