Issuance of patient reminders for influenza vaccination by US-based primary care physicians during the first year of universal influenza vaccination recommendations.
Citation: American Journal of Public Health. 104(6):e60-2, 2014 Jun.PMID: 24825233Institution: MedStar Health Research InstituteForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Influenza Vaccines/tu [Therapeutic Use] | *Influenza, Human/pc [Prevention & Control] | *Primary Health Care/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | *Reminder Systems/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data] | Female | Humans | Interviews as Topic | Male | Middle Aged | Physicians, Primary Care | Primary Health Care/mt [Methods] | United States/ep [Epidemiology]Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: 1915 - presentISSN:- 0090-0036
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To estimate the number of physician-reported influenza vaccination reminders during the 2010-2011 influenza season, the first influenza season after universal vaccination recommendations for influenza were introduced, we interviewed 493 members of the Physicians Consulting Network. Patient vaccination reminders are a highly effective means of increasing influenza vaccination; nonetheless, only one quarter of the primary care physicians interviewed issued influenza vaccination reminders during the first year of universal vaccination recommendations, highlighting the need to improve office-based promotion of influenza vaccination.
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