RT Article
T1 Medical Problems of Way of St. James Pilgrimage
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 58
IS 2
SP 566
OP 571
A1 Felkai, Peter
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1663322961
AB It appears that the El Camino pilgrimage route has become a long-distance trek and endurance test of the individual. The continuously increasing number of hikers demands more attention by travel medicine professionals. Analysis of the age groups of the pilgrims over recent years shows that the number of young pilgrims (< 30 years) is decreasing, but the number of middle-aged people (30-60 years) is slightly increasing, while the number of elderly people (> 60 years) is considerably increased. The leading cause of fatalities during the pilgrimage is ACS. The majority of the cardiac problems occur among the elderly people. The second most common cause of death is a traffic accident, and the third and fourth causes are a fatal exacerbation of the pilgrim's pre-existing disease and illnesses caused by the extreme temperature (hot and cold environment alike). The aforementioned data suggest that pre-travel advice should be an indispensable part of the preparation for the El Camino peregrination, especially for the patient with chronic disease and elderly people.
K1 El Camino
K1 Morbidity of pilgrimage
K1 Mortality of pilgrimage
K1 Pilgrimage
K1 Pre-travel advice
K1 St. James Way
K1 Travel medicine
DO 10.1007/s10943-018-00744-z