Differences in the attitude and knowledge of hospital health care workers regarding older patient vaccinations

Ridda, Iman; Lindley, Richard I; MacIntyre, Raina

doi:10.4161/hv.5.11.9869

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“…25,42 Our literature search identified and excluded two such studies: one qualitative study (focus group) 43 and one interventional. 44 The studies we included differed widely in the variables that they investigated and in the association measures they used.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of general practitioners/family physicians toward their own vaccination: A systematic review

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Context: General practitioners and family physicians (GP/FPs) play a key role in the vaccination of the public in many countries and serve as role models for their patients through their own health behaviors. Objectives and Methods: a) To search for and document recommended/mandated vaccines for GP/FPs in high-income countries; b) To systematically search and review the literature on these physicians' knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors (KABB) toward their own vaccination with the recommended/ mandated vaccines and the factors determining it. Results: a) The 14 countries included recommended or mandated as many as 12 vaccines; b) The systematic review identified 11 studies published in the last 10 y. All considered seasonal influenza vaccination but differed in the variables investigated. Discussion/ Conclusions: This review highlights the need for further studies on this topic, including qualitative and interventional studies (based on behavior change theories). These should cover occupational vaccines and determinants known to be associated with vaccine hesitancy.

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confidence: 99%

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of general practitioners/family physicians toward their own vaccination: A systematic review

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“…A well conducted metaanalysis showed good effectiveness of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine against IPD, but not pneumonia, in the elderly [38] and yet there is a general lack of faith in this vaccine among providers. The prevailing lack of confidence in vaccines for the elderly filters down to affect the provider attitudes, which is one of the most powerful determinants of immunization [39,40].…”

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Elderly vaccination—The glass is half full

MacIntyre¹

2013

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The shifting global demography and ageing of populations worldwide brings with new challenges for the health care, and an imperative for healthy ageing and preventive health strategies for adults. Immunization is the low hanging fruit for healthy ageing, and yet under-utilized for various reasons, including waning immunity in the elderly, lack of RCT data in this age group, and lack of provider confidence in vaccines for the elderly. The elderly people have a higher incidence of infection and more severe and serious consequences of infection. Diseases such as influenza, pneumococcal disease and herpes zoster have long been recognized as causing a high burden in the elderly, but evidence is also emerging for other infections such as pertussis being a major cause of the morbidity in this age group. Now, there are several vaccines which can prevent major infectious diseases in the elderly. To improve uptake of these vaccines, elderly vaccination should be viewed through a different lens to pediatric vaccination, accepting that vaccines are less immunogenic in the elderly. The population health impact of vaccines in the elderly, despite of immunosenescence and lower immunogenicity, is still likely to be high given the increased disease incidence. Vaccination is an important and readily available means of prevention in the elderly.

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Conocimiento y adherencia a las recomendaciones de vacunación antineumocócica en adultos entre médicos de atención primaria y hospitalaria

Fernández‐Ruiz

Trotti

Frontaura

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Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica

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Differences in the attitude and knowledge of hospital health care workers regarding older patient vaccinations

Cited by 4 publications

References 16 publications

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of general practitioners/family physicians toward their own vaccination: A systematic review

Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of general practitioners/family physicians toward their own vaccination: A systematic review

Elderly vaccination—The glass is half full

Conocimiento y adherencia a las recomendaciones de vacunación antineumocócica en adultos entre médicos de atención primaria y hospitalaria

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