Predicting morbidity in older travellers during a short-term stay in the tropics: the ELDEST study | Zendy

Jessica A. Vlot | Zendy; Marissa G D Vive | Zendy; Henricus J. Brockhoff | Zendy; Pieter J J van Genderen | Zendy; Mariechristine E. Trompenaars | Zendy; J. E. van Steenbergen | Zendy; Leo G. Visser | Zendy

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Predicting morbidity in older travellers during a short-term stay in the tropics: the ELDEST study

Author(s) -

Jessica A. Vlot,

Marissa G D Vive,

Henricus J. Brockhoff,

Pieter J J van Genderen,

Mariechristine E. Trompenaars,

J. E. van Steenbergen,

Leo G. Visser

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.1093/jtm/taaa216

Subject(s) - medicine , polypharmacy , prospective cohort study , mental health , cohort , comorbidity , quality of life (healthcare) , geriatrics , travel medicine , gerontology , demography , psychiatry , nursing , sociology

Older persons may suffer more from travel-related health problems because of ageing and underlying chronic disorders. Knowledge on who is more likely to have these health problems helps to tailor travel health advice more specifically. This study aimed to determine predictors of travel-related morbidity in older travellers by assessing their pre-travel characteristics and performance using physical and cognitive functioning tests.

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