A Quality Improvement Initiative Using a Novel Travel Survey to Promote Patient‐Centered Counseling
ConclusionsDespite pre‐travel counseling, traveler's diarrhea was the most common illness in our cohort; expanded prevention strategies will be necessary to lower the impact that diarrheal illness has on generally healthy travelers. Overall rates of illness did not vary by destination; however, there was a strong association between duration of travel and likelihood of illness. To further identify specific variables contributing to travel‐related disease, including patient co‐morbidities, reason for travel, and accommodations, the post‐travel survey has been modified and expanded. A limitation of this study was the low survey response rate (18%); to improve the return rate, we plan to implement supplemental modalities including email and a web‐based database.
Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Craig A. Mackaness, Allison Osborne, Deepti Verma, Suzanne Templer, Michael J. Weiss, Mark C. Knouse Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research