Influenza vaccination of primary healthcare physicians may be associated with vaccination in their patients: a vaccination coverage study

Autor: Godoy, Pere, Castilla, Jesús, Mayoral, José María, Martín Sánchez, Vicente, Astray, Jenaro, Torner Gràcia, Núria, Toledo, Diana, Soldevila, Núria, González-Candelas, Fernando, García, Susana, Diaz-Borrego, José, Tamames, Sonia, Domínguez García, Àngela
Přispěvatelé: Working Group for the Survey on Influenza Vaccination in Primary Health Care Professionals, Universitat de Barcelona
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: BMC Family Practice
Repositorio Abierto de la UdL
Universitad de Lleida
Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Dipòsit Digital de la UB
Universidad de Barcelona
ISSN: 1471-2296
Popis: Background: To assess the contribution of physician-related factors, especially their influenza vaccine status, in the vaccination coverage of their patients. Methods: A study of vaccination coverage was carried out in Spain in 2011–12. The dependent variable (vaccination coverage in patients aged ≥65 years) was obtained from regional records. Information was gathered on the vaccination of physicians through an anonymous web survey. We compared the vaccination coverage of patients with the vaccination of their physicians using the Student t test. Associations were determined using a multilevel regression model. Results: The coverage in patients aged ≥ 65 years was 56.3% and was higher (57.3%) in patients whose physician had been vaccinated than in those whose physician had not (55.2%) (p = 0.008). In the multilevel regression model, vaccination of the physician was associated (p = 0.049) with vaccination of their patients after controlling for the effects of age (p = 0.046), region (p = 0.089), and opinions on the effectiveness of the vaccine (p = 0.013). Conclusions: Vaccination of physicians together with their opinions on the effectiveness of the vaccine may be a predictor of vaccination coverage in their patients. Further studies are required to confirm this. Keywords: Vaccine, Influenza, Physician, Coverage, Elderly This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, Institute of Health Carlos III, Programme of Research on Influenza A/H1N1 (Grant GR09/0030), and the Catalan Agency for the Management of Grants for University Research (AGAUR Grant number 2014/ SGR 421403)
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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