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Campaign, counseling and compliance with influenza vaccine among older persons
Avelino-Silva, Vivian Iida; Avelino-Silva, Thiago Junqueira; Miraglia, Joao Luiz; Miyaji, Karina Takesaki; Jacob-Filho, Wilson; Lopes, Marta Heloisa.
Afiliação
  • Avelino-Silva, Vivian Iida; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
  • Avelino-Silva, Thiago Junqueira; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
  • Miraglia, Joao Luiz; Butantan Foundation Clinical Trials Unit.
  • Miyaji, Karina Takesaki; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
  • Jacob-Filho, Wilson; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
  • Lopes, Marta Heloisa; Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
Clinics ; 66(12): 2031-2035, 2011. ilus, graf, tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-608998
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Population aging raises concerns regarding the increases in the rates of morbidity and mortality that result from influenza and its complications. Although vaccination is the most important tool for preventing influenza, vaccination program among high-risk groups has not reached its predetermined aims in several settings. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of clinical and demographic factors on vaccine compliance among the elderly in a setting that includes a well-established annual national influenza vaccination campaign.

METHODS:

This cross-sectional study included 134 elderly patients who were regularly followed in an academic medical institution and who were evaluated for their influenza vaccination uptake within the last five years; in addition, the demographic and clinical characteristics and the reasons for compliance or noncompliance with the vaccination program were investigated.

RESULTS:

In total, 67.1 percent of the participants received the seasonal influenza vaccine in 2009. Within this vaccinationcompliant group, the most common reason for vaccine uptake was the annual nationwide campaign (52.2 percent; 95 percent CI 41.4-62.9 percent); compared to the noncompliant group, a higher percentage of compliant patients had been advised by their physician to take the vaccine (58.9 percent vs. 34.1 percent; p,0.01).

CONCLUSION:

The education of patients and health care professionals along with the implementation of immunization campaigns should be evaluated and considered by health authorities as essential for increasing the success rate of influenza vaccination compliance among the elderly.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Vacinas contra Influenza / Cooperação do Paciente / Programas de Imunização / Influenza Humana Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinics Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Vacinas contra Influenza / Cooperação do Paciente / Programas de Imunização / Influenza Humana Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Aged / Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinics Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil