Achieving a Corporate Goal for Influenza Vaccination Using Nurse Champions

Samms, D.; Reed, Kimberly; Lee, T.; Barill, S.; Branham, Douglas Keith

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2004.04.011

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“…51 Of the uncontrolled BnA studies, none described particular concurrent events that could influence the post-intervention vaccination coverage, except in the 2 studies that reported a vaccine shortage during the previous year 43,56 ; although in these the comparison was made with the second-to-last year, the shortage might still have biased the post-intervention vaccination coverage. In five studies ascertainment of vaccination was via self-report, 29,44,46,61,62 and in 2 the method was unclear 59,67 ; the remaining studies used objective means to ascertain vaccination. Completeness or near-completeness of outcome data could be established for 6 studies, 27,28,39,45,62,69 while 3 studies used questionnaires and had a low (<50%) response rate, raising the possibility of selection bias.…”

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Interventions to increase seasonal influenza vaccine coverage in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

Lytras

Kopsachilis

Mouratidou

et al. 2015

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Influenza vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers (HCWs), but coverage is often low. We reviewed studies evaluating interventions to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage in HCWs, including a meta-regression analysis to quantify the effect of each component. Fourty-six eligible studies were identified. Domains conferring a high risk of bias were identified in most studies. Mandatory vaccination was the most effective intervention component (Risk Ratio of being unvaccinated [RR unvacc ] D 0.18, 95% CI: 0.08-0.45), followed by "soft" mandates such as declination statements (RR unvacc D 0.64, 95% CI: 0.45-0.92), increased awareness (RR unvacc D 0.83, 95% CI: 0.71-0.97) and increased access (RR unvacc D 0.88, 95% CI: 0.78-1.00). For incentives the difference was not significant, while for education no effect was observed. Heterogeneity was substantial (t 2 D 0.083). These results indicate that effective alternatives to mandatory HCWs influenza vaccination do exist, and need to be further explored in future studies.

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Interventions to increase seasonal influenza vaccine coverage in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

Lytras

Kopsachilis

Mouratidou

et al. 2015

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

111

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“…1516 Still, the vaccination rate among HCWs remains low (42%). 17 " 20 US hospitals have responded by implementing programs to increase influenza immunization rates. 21 " 23 Some efforts include using registered "nurse champions" to increase rates in departments, adopting best-practice strategies (eg, educational marketing), and designing intranet systems to electronically track participation.…”

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