Health of grey nomads: On the move and under the health sector radar has been published in the Australian Journal of Rural Health recently. The term 'grey nomads' refers to older people travelling long distances around Australia and staying in caravans, tents or motor homes. Anecdotal evidence suggests they impose a burden on rural and remote health services, but there has been very little research to support this.
Author Melissa Raven surveyed the literature and found that many grey nomads have chronic diseases and some are inadequately prepared for travelling. She concludes that there is a need for further research to analyse the uptake of health services from this group in order to properly resource health services and optimise their well-being.
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