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Vaccination programs for older adults in an era of demographic change.
Doherty, T Mark; Connolly, Mark P; Del Giudice, Giuseppe; Flamaing, Johan; Goronzy, Jorg J; Grubeck-Loebenstein, Beatrix; Lambert, Paul-Henri; Maggi, Stefania; McElhaney, Janet E; Nagai, Hideaki; Schaffner, William; Schmidt-Ott, Ruprecht; Walsh, Edward; Di Pasquale, Alberta.
Afiliação
  • Doherty TM; GSK, Wavre, Belgium. mark.x.doherty@gsk.com.
  • Connolly MP; Global Market Access Solutions, St-Prex, Switzerland.
  • Del Giudice G; Unit of PharmacoEpidemiology and PharmacoEconomics, Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
  • Flamaing J; GSK, Siena, Italy.
  • Goronzy JJ; Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Grubeck-Loebenstein B; Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
  • Lambert PH; Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
  • Maggi S; Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • McElhaney JE; Center of Vaccinology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Nagai H; CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Aging Branch, Padua, Italy.
  • Schaffner W; Health Sciences North Research Institute, Sudbury, ON, Canada.
  • Schmidt-Ott R; Center for Pulmonary Diseases, National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Walsh E; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA.
  • Di Pasquale A; GSK, Wavre, Belgium.
Eur Geriatr Med ; 9(3): 289-300, 2018.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29887922
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Populations are aging worldwide. This paper summarizes some of the challenges and opportunities due to the increasing burden of infectious diseases in an aging population.

RESULTS:

Older adults typically suffer elevated morbidity from infectious disease, leading to increased demand for healthcare resources and higher healthcare costs. Preventive medicine, including vaccination can potentially play a major role in preserving the health and independence of older adults. However, this potential of widespread vaccination is rarely realized. Here, we give a brief overview of the problem, discuss concrete obstacles and the potential for expanded vaccination programs to promote healthy aging.

CONCLUSION:

The increasing healthcare burden of infectious diseases expected in aging populations could, to a large extent, be reduced by achieving higher vaccination coverage among older adults. Vaccination can thus contribute to healthy aging, alongside healthy diet and physical exercise. The available evidence indicates that dedicated programs can achieve substantial improvements in vaccination coverage among older adults, but more research is required to assess the generalizability of the results achieved by specific interventions (see Additional file 1).
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Eur Geriatr Med Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Eur Geriatr Med Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article