Retrospective analysis of older travellers attending a specialist travel health clinic.
Elderly
Older traveller
Special group of travellers
Travel
Travel medicine
Journal
Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines
ISSN: 2055-0936
Titre abrégé: Trop Dis Travel Med Vaccines
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101674442
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
28
05
2019
accepted:
09
09
2019
entrez:
25
9
2019
pubmed:
25
9
2019
medline:
25
9
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Older people represent a significant proportion of overseas travellers. The epidemiology of older international travellers is not well described in the literature. This study aims to identify demographics, travel characteristics and the medical profile of older travellers seeking pre-travel health advice in a specialist travel medicine clinic. Records of travellers aged 60 years and older attending the Tropical Medical Bureau clinic in Galway, Ireland between 2014 and 2018 were examined. Descriptive and inferential.analysis of data was performed. A total of 337 older travellers sought pre-travel health advice during the study period. The mean age of the cohort was 65.42 (±10) years. Most of the travellers ( This study provides an insight into the demographics, travel characteristics, and medical profile of elderly travellers seeking advice at a large travel clinic in Ireland. A wide range of travel destinations, diseases and medication use was reported among this group of travellers, which may enable travel medicine physicians to provide more tailored advice and to more appropriately counsel older travellers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Older people represent a significant proportion of overseas travellers. The epidemiology of older international travellers is not well described in the literature. This study aims to identify demographics, travel characteristics and the medical profile of older travellers seeking pre-travel health advice in a specialist travel medicine clinic.
METHODS
METHODS
Records of travellers aged 60 years and older attending the Tropical Medical Bureau clinic in Galway, Ireland between 2014 and 2018 were examined. Descriptive and inferential.analysis of data was performed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 337 older travellers sought pre-travel health advice during the study period. The mean age of the cohort was 65.42 (±10) years. Most of the travellers (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This study provides an insight into the demographics, travel characteristics, and medical profile of elderly travellers seeking advice at a large travel clinic in Ireland. A wide range of travel destinations, diseases and medication use was reported among this group of travellers, which may enable travel medicine physicians to provide more tailored advice and to more appropriately counsel older travellers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31548898
doi: 10.1186/s40794-019-0094-8
pii: 94
pmc: PMC6751636
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
17Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interestsThe authors state that they have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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