IMPROVING NEGLECTED INFLUENZA VACCINATION AMONG HEALTH-CARE WORKERS IN LONG-TERM-CARE

被引:50
作者
THOMAS, DR
WINSTED, B
KOONTZ, C
机构
[1] Section on Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb06757.x
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
Objective: To increase utilization of influenza vaccination among long-term-care health workers. Design: Before-after intervention study. Setting: A 300-bed life-care community served by 195 staff employees. Intervention: An educational intervention followed by a Vaccination Fair. Measurements: Percent receiving vaccination. A post-intervention survey was used to define staff attitudes towards vaccination. Results: Use of influenza vaccination among staff increased from 8% the previous year to 46% during a Vaccination Fair and to 54% during a similar Fair the next year. Conclusions: Organized institutional efforts to promote immunization among health-care workers, such as a Vaccination Fair, improves compliance among health-care workers.
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