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17543426

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
28
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
This study examines missed opportunities for recommended influenza vaccine and 23-valent pneumococcal vaccine (23vPPV) among hospitalised elderly persons. 4772 inpatients aged > or = 65 years (cases of pneumonia and frequency-matched randomly selected cohort subjects) participated from two large tertiary Australian hospitals. For subjects unvaccinated with influenza vaccine (past year), 1110/1115 (99.6%) had visited either a doctor (99.4%, mean 11.2 visits) or the same hospital (52.0%, mean 1.5 visits). For those unvaccinated with 23vPPV (past 5 years), 1809/1813 (99.8%) had visited either a doctor (99.7%, mean 11.2 visits) or the same hospital (51.5%, mean 1.5 times) in the past year; 71% had been admitted to the same hospital in the past 5 years (mean 3.4 times). 2.3% of all subjects had vaccination status recorded. No unvaccinated subject was vaccinated during admission, despite approximately 40% reporting acceptability of vaccination if offered. Previous hospitalisation was a risk factor for being unvaccinated. Barriers to implementation of current vaccination policy in the hospital setting require formal evaluation in Australia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0264-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
9
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5146-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Missed opportunities to vaccinate a cohort of hospitalised elderly with pneumococcal and influenza vaccines.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia. saskull@unimelb.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't