Reducing missed opportunities to vaccinate adults against influenza: what is realistic?

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1C2B225395F3
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Reducing missed opportunities to vaccinate adults against influenza: what is realistic?
Journal
Archives of internal medicine
Author(s)
Maurer J., Harris K.M., Lurie N.
ISSN
1538-3679 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0003-9926
Publication state
Published
Issued date
28/09/2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
169
Number
17
Pages
1633-1634
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Letter ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Despite well-documented evidence regarding effectiveness and safety, uptake of influenza vaccine among adults in the United States falls short of targeted rates.1,2 Efforts to increase influenza vaccine uptake have focused on reducing the number of so-called missed opportunities, ie, patients who visit health care providers during the fall without being vaccinated.1,3 Yet, the potential effectiveness of provider-based strategies for reducing missed opportunities (eg, standing orders, computerized reminders) may be overstated without consideration of patients' willingness to be vaccinated. We present a more realistic estimate of the potential of such strategies to increase influenza vaccine uptake by quantifying the number of unvaccinated adults most amenable to vaccination during a fall visit to a health care provider.
Keywords
Adult, Health Surveys, Humans, Influenza Vaccines, Influenza, Human/prevention & control, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Physician-Patient Relations, Vaccination, Young Adult
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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