APIC position paper: improving health care worker influenza immunization rates

in, Association for Professionals; Dash, Georgia P.; Fauerbach, L.L.; Pfeiffer, Jeanne; Soule, Barbara M.; Bartley, Judene; Barnard, Bonnie; Lundstrom, Tammy; Andrus, Mary

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2004.03.001

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“…One simple definition for the term "HCW" is all medical and non-medical personnel in contact with patients [13]. The CDC holds this view, including non-remunerated and/ or temporary staff, as well as persons exposed to human samples.…”

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Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers: a Literature Review of Attitudes and Beliefs

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Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers: a Literature Review of Attitudes and Beliefs

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“…The term ‘Healthcare worker’ refers to all personnel -regardless of training in medicine-, who have contact with the patients 1 . According to the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this group includes a variety of professionals with various levels of exposure and patient contact, such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, dietitians, chaplains, cleaning, catering and laboratory personnel 2 .…”

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Vaccinating healthcare workers: Level of implementation, barriers and proposal for evidence-based policies in Turkey

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The role of healthcare workers in life-long vaccination is very important in the means of 2 sided infection, rising patient awareness and being a role model for the patients. Numerous organizations publish guidelines for vaccination of HCWs, while healthcare facilities develop vaccination policies according to the accreditation standards. Nevertheless, vaccination rates among HCWs are far below targets.The obstacles to getting vaccinated or recommending vaccination may include rather universal factors such as the vaccine paradox, however in the case of HCWs, probably a different set of factors are included.The aims of this article are to gain an overview of vaccination strategies for HCWs, to assess the coverage rates of HCWs and make in-depth analyses of the potential barriers to vaccination and potential factors to motivate HCWs for vaccination in Turkey and to compare them with the global picture to improve implementation of policies concerning vaccination of HCWs.

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“…Despite recommendations and vaccination campaigns, influenza vaccination rates among HCW remained constantly below 60% in the United States [7] and only 13%–48% in European countries [8]. Although numerous strategies have been developed to improve influenza-vaccination acceptance among HCW, they resulted in minimal changes of vaccination rates [9], while mandatory vaccination raises ethical concerns [10]. Furthermore, during the 2009 pandemic alert and its intense media coverage, vaccination rates remained low [11], highlighting the need for better understanding of HCWs' decision-making during the alert to plan future campaigns.…”

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Personal Decision-Making Criteria Related to Seasonal and Pandemic A(H1N1) Influenza-Vaccination Acceptance among French Healthcare Workers

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BackgroundInfluenza-vaccination rates among healthcare workers (HCW) remain low worldwide, even during the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic. In France, this vaccination is free but administered on a voluntary basis. We investigated the factors influencing HCW influenza vaccination.MethodsIn June–July 2010, HCW from wards of five French hospitals completed a cross-sectional survey. A multifaceted campaign aimed at improving vaccination coverage in this hospital group was conducted before and during the 2009 pandemic. Using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire, we assessed the relationships between seasonal (SIV) and pandemic (PIV) influenza vaccinations, and sociodemographic and professional characteristics, previous and current vaccination statuses, and 33 statements investigating 10 sociocognitive domains. The sociocognitive domains describing HCWs' SIV and PIV profiles were analyzed using the classification-and-regression–tree method.ResultsOf the HCWs responding to our survey, 1480 were paramedical and 401 were medical with 2009 vaccination rates of 30% and 58% for SIV and 21% and 71% for PIV, respectively (p<0.0001 for both SIV and PIV vaccinations). Older age, prior SIV, working in emergency departments or intensive care units, being a medical HCW and the hospital they worked in were associated with both vaccinations; while work shift was associated only with PIV. Sociocognitive domains associated with both vaccinations were self-perception of benefits and health motivation for all HCW. For medical HCW, being a role model was an additional domain associated with SIV and PIV.ConclusionsBoth vaccination rates remained low. Vaccination mainly depended on self-determined factors and for medical HCW, being a role model.

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APIC position paper: improving health care worker influenza immunization rates

Cited by 43 publications

References 20 publications

Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers: a Literature Review of Attitudes and Beliefs

Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers: a Literature Review of Attitudes and Beliefs

Vaccinating healthcare workers: Level of implementation, barriers and proposal for evidence-based policies in Turkey

Personal Decision-Making Criteria Related to Seasonal and Pandemic A(H1N1) Influenza-Vaccination Acceptance among French Healthcare Workers

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