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The effect of patient characteristics upon uptake of the influenza vaccination
— a study comparing community-based older adults in two healthcare systems | | Author(s) | Vivienne Lynda Shirley Crawford, Ann O'Hanlon, Hanna McGee |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 40, no 1, January 2011 |
| Pages | pp 35-41 |
| Source | http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/ |
| Keywords | Influenza ; Immunisation ; Preventative medicine ; Northern Ireland ; Ireland. |
| Annotation | The study looked at the relationship between patient characteristics (demographic, physical and mental health and health service use) and uptake of the influenza vaccine in a sample of community-dwelling older people in two adjacent but differently structured healthcare systems, in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Rates of uptake were 78% in Northern Ireland and 72% in the Irish Republic. Uptake was greater with older age, widowhood, greater functional impairment, more frequent use of family doctor and greater use of health and social services. Rates of uptake in both healthcare systems increased targets. A significant conclusion of the study was that increased exposure to health services may enhance trust in health care leading to higher vaccination uptake. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110315001 A |
| Classmark | CJM: LLF: LK2: 9Y: 763 |
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