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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine. 2013 Jul 8. pii: S0264-410X(13)00835-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.045. [Epub ahead of print]
Potential influence of seasonal influenza vaccination requirement versus traditional vaccine promotion strategies on unvaccinated healthcare personnel.
Thompson MG, McIntyre AF, Naleway AL, Black C, Kennedy ED, Ball S, Walker DK, Henkle EM, Gaglani MJ.
Source
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: isq8@cdc.gov.
Abstract
In a prospective cohort study of 1670 healthcare personnel (HCP) providing direct patient care at Scott & White Healthcare in Texas and Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Oregon and Washington, we examined the potential impact of twelve vaccine promotion strategies on the likelihood of being vaccinated. Internet-based surveys were conducted at enrollment (Fall, 2010) and at post-season (Spring, 2011), which asked HCP whether twelve vaccination promotion strategies would make them "much less" to "much more" likely to be vaccinated next season (on a 5-point Likert scale). Overall, 366 of 1670 HCP (22%) were unvaccinated. Half (50%) of unvaccinated HCP self-reported that a vaccination requirement would make them more likely to be vaccinated and most (62%) identified at least one strategy other than a vaccination requirement that would make them more likely to be vaccinated. In sub-groups of unvaccinated HCPs with specific barriers to vaccination, about one in three (range=27-35%) indicated that interventions targeting specific vaccination barrier would increase the likelihood they would be vaccinated. However, in all cases, significantly more unvaccinated HCP reported that a vaccination requirement would increase the likelihood of vaccination than reported a targeted intervention would have this effect (range in difference scores=+11-23%).
Copyright ? 2013. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Health care personnel, Influenza vaccination, Intervention, Mandate
PMID:
23845807
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23845807
Potential influence of seasonal influenza vaccination requirement versus traditional vaccine promotion strategies on unvaccinated healthcare personnel.
Thompson MG, McIntyre AF, Naleway AL, Black C, Kennedy ED, Ball S, Walker DK, Henkle EM, Gaglani MJ.
Source
Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: isq8@cdc.gov.
Abstract
In a prospective cohort study of 1670 healthcare personnel (HCP) providing direct patient care at Scott & White Healthcare in Texas and Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Oregon and Washington, we examined the potential impact of twelve vaccine promotion strategies on the likelihood of being vaccinated. Internet-based surveys were conducted at enrollment (Fall, 2010) and at post-season (Spring, 2011), which asked HCP whether twelve vaccination promotion strategies would make them "much less" to "much more" likely to be vaccinated next season (on a 5-point Likert scale). Overall, 366 of 1670 HCP (22%) were unvaccinated. Half (50%) of unvaccinated HCP self-reported that a vaccination requirement would make them more likely to be vaccinated and most (62%) identified at least one strategy other than a vaccination requirement that would make them more likely to be vaccinated. In sub-groups of unvaccinated HCPs with specific barriers to vaccination, about one in three (range=27-35%) indicated that interventions targeting specific vaccination barrier would increase the likelihood they would be vaccinated. However, in all cases, significantly more unvaccinated HCP reported that a vaccination requirement would increase the likelihood of vaccination than reported a targeted intervention would have this effect (range in difference scores=+11-23%).
Copyright ? 2013. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
Health care personnel, Influenza vaccination, Intervention, Mandate
PMID:
23845807
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23845807