Increasing influenza vaccination rates in solid organ transplant recipients in an outpatient transplant centre
| Autor: | Petrina Yuen Wai Fan, Jielin Song, Puay Hoon Lee, Nuraini Lee Binte Ismail Lee, Chee-Kiat Tan, Yan Ting Yeo, Terence Yi Shern Kee, Eleanor Gek Theng Ng |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Vaccination rate Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry 030106 microbiology lcsh:R lcsh:Medicine General Medicine Vaccination Transplantation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Solid organ transplantation |
| Zdroj: | Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, Vol 29 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2059-2329 2010-1058 |
| Popis: | Although influenza can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant recipients, its vaccination rate among solid organ transplant recipients remains low. This study evaluates influenza vaccination among solid organ transplant recipients and compares rates before and after introducing a one-stop influenza vaccination service. In a prospective study on influenza vaccination among solid organ transplant recipients followed up from December 2014 to February 2015, 308 solid organ transplant recipients were surveyed, of which 25.0% received their annual influenza vaccination previously. Of those who have not, 60.6% were vaccinated after the education. We found most solid organ transplant recipients to be unaware of the importance of annual influenza vaccination (66.7%). Recipients with a shorter number of years post-transplant (odds ratio (OR) 0.95, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.91–0.99) and a history of diabetes (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.23–0.94) were more likely to receive vaccination. The incidence of influenza infection post-implementation was lower (4.9%, 2.6%; P=0.668). Solid organ transplant recipients who had had been vaccinated were associated with a lower incidence of influenza (OR 0.19, 95% CI 0.04–0.99). We conclude that the implementation of the one-stop influenza vaccination service had increased the vaccination uptake rate among solid organ transplant recipients by addressing the barriers and increasing accessibility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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