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Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine. 2014 Sep 20. pii: S0264-410X(14)01250-X. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.08.081. [Epub ahead of print]
Provider knowledge of trivalent inactivated and high-dose influenza vaccines.
Tewell C1, Wright PW1, Talbot HK2.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to assess provider knowledge about trivalent inactivated and high dose influenza vaccines. Hence, a 20-item survey was distributed to providers within the Internal Medicine department at an urban academic medical center.
RESULTS:
Two hundred and eighty-one (24.5%) providers responded. The correct response rate was 63.2%. The highest performing subspecialties were infectious diseases (80.5%), endocrinology (69.2%), and pulmonary (68%). Those who received an influenza vaccine during the most recent season scored significantly higher than those who did not (63.6% vs. 43.6%, p=.001). Areas where respondents did poorly included questions pertaining to contraindications to immunizations (27.4%), common adverse events after immunization (29.2%), target antigen (73.5%), number of strains in the trivalent inactivated vaccine (62.9%), and time to immunity (61.4%). High dose vaccine knowledge was poor, with 37% of providers unaware of its existence.
CONCLUSION:
Significant gaps in provider knowledge exist regarding both trivalent inactivated and high dose influenza vaccines.
Copyright ? 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
High dose influenza vaccine; Influenza vaccine knowledge
PMID:
25252197
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25252197
Provider knowledge of trivalent inactivated and high-dose influenza vaccines.
Tewell C1, Wright PW1, Talbot HK2.
Author information
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The objective of this study was to assess provider knowledge about trivalent inactivated and high dose influenza vaccines. Hence, a 20-item survey was distributed to providers within the Internal Medicine department at an urban academic medical center.
RESULTS:
Two hundred and eighty-one (24.5%) providers responded. The correct response rate was 63.2%. The highest performing subspecialties were infectious diseases (80.5%), endocrinology (69.2%), and pulmonary (68%). Those who received an influenza vaccine during the most recent season scored significantly higher than those who did not (63.6% vs. 43.6%, p=.001). Areas where respondents did poorly included questions pertaining to contraindications to immunizations (27.4%), common adverse events after immunization (29.2%), target antigen (73.5%), number of strains in the trivalent inactivated vaccine (62.9%), and time to immunity (61.4%). High dose vaccine knowledge was poor, with 37% of providers unaware of its existence.
CONCLUSION:
Significant gaps in provider knowledge exist regarding both trivalent inactivated and high dose influenza vaccines.
Copyright ? 2014. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
KEYWORDS:
High dose influenza vaccine; Influenza vaccine knowledge
PMID:
25252197
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25252197