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12070969

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
Influenza remains a major cause of morbidity and disruption to health services during winter. Annual vaccination of risk groups is the mainstay of influenza management policy. Despite much national publicity, vaccine uptake remains below desired levels. We investigated the perceptions of influenzal illness and opinions on vaccination in hospital outpatients attending clinics associated with risk and non-risk (i.e. control) morbidities. There were 270 recruited patients in risk groups: 90 each from diabetic, respiratory and cardiac clinics and equal numbers in three age groups (40-49, 50-59, 60-69 years). Equal numbers of controls were recruited from colorectal, fracture and dermatology clinics. The perceptions of influenza and knowledge of the preventive value of vaccination were fairly accurate in both groups. Fewer people in both groups had been vaccinated than had been specifically advised to be vaccinated. Advice for vaccination had been received by fewer people attending the cardiac clinic than the other two risk associated clinics. More use could be made of the health education opportunity afforded by attendance at hospital outpatient clinics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1462-1843
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-22
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Perceptions of influenza and influenza vaccination in patients attending hospital outpatient clinics.
pubmed:affiliation
Birmingham Research Unit Royal College of General Practitioners, Lordswood House, 54 Lordswood Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 9DB.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article