Vacina contra influenza: conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas de idosos em Teresina

Abstract

This objective study to raise the knowledge, practical and attitudes of the aged ones of an area of the Program of Health of Familia (PSF) on the vaccine it counts influenza and to identify the reasons that had taken some not to be vaccinated. It consists of a domiciliary inquiry, an area of the PSF of Teresina, with 74 aged ones from 60 years. The result had evidenced that even so 85.3% have inadequate knowledge on the vaccine, 89.1% is favorable. The reasons most frequent for the vaccination had not been illness and fear of the adverse events. It is concluded that the favorable attitude regarding the vaccination can modify the practical front it, restoring behavior of self-protection and greater adhesion.

Fatores associados à adesão à vacinação anti-influenza em idosos não institucionalizados, São Paulo, Brasil

“…In Spain, Jiménes-García et al 36 identified higher influenza vaccination rates in elderly with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who had consulted a physician in the previous year, due to the greater odds of receiving recommendations to be vaccinated. In Brazil, Araújo et al 4 found that elderly with comorbidities (hypertension and diabetes) attended health services more often and received more orientation from primary care professionals, especially nurses, hence leading to greater vaccine uptake.…”

“…Vaccination is one of the principal means of prevention, contributing to the reduction of influenza-attributable mortality in the elderly 3 and indirectly decreasing hospitalizations and expenditures on drugs for secondary infections, thereby generating better results in overall health care and primary care indicators 4,5 . The Brazilian Ministry of Health has conducted nationwide influenza vaccination campaigns since 1999, with the current target of vaccinating at least 80% of the elderly and regularizing their vaccination status to deal with situations of immunological vulnerability.…”

Vacinação contra influenza em idosos e fatores relacionados à sua adesão: revisão integrativa da literatura e análise do conceito

“…A imunossenescência foi citada como característica dos idosos em quatro (10%) artigos (ARAÚJO et al, 2007;JIMÉNES-GARCÍA et al, 2007;WARD;DRAPER, 2007;.…”

“…Taxas de cobertura vacinal contra influenza entre países e populações de idosos, e relacionadas as disparidades étnicas e raciais (prevalência) 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 31 Influenza como causa da morbidade e mortalidade nos idosos e para grupos específicos 2,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,22,23,25,27,28,29,30,34,36,37,38.…”

“…Política pública voltada à VCI para prevenção da influenza e suas complicações nos idosos (gratuidade da vacina e meta do documento Healthy People 2010 de vacinar 90% dos idosos) 2,3,4,6,7,8,10,12,13,15,16,17,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,30,31,32,34,36,37,38.…”