OBJECTIVES: Despite the burden of disease caused by influenza and pneumococcus,
immunization rates are moderate and have not reached national goals set for 2010. This …

OBJECTIVES: To estimate influenza vaccination coverage among nursing assistants (NAs)
working in US nursing homes, and to identify demographic and occupational predictors of …

Background Previous studies have shown influenza vaccine uptake in UK nursing home
residents to be low. Very little information exists regarding the uptake of pneumococcal …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of influenza vaccine, rapid influenza testing, and influenza
antiviral medication in nursing homes in the US to prevent and control outbreaks …

INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE: Influenza and pneumonia remain serious health
concerns for long-term care (LTC) residents. Vaccination of LTC residents and health care …

Background To determine how patient attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and sociodemographic
characteristics relate to influenza vaccine acceptance in an older patient population …

Background. Patients at highest risk for complications from influenza have the lowest rates of
vaccination. Each year there arc thousands of deaths related to in fluenza. Many of those …

Very good/good 85 (54.8) 63 (74.1) 1 NS Poor/very poor 10 (6.5) 8 (80.0) 1.40 (0.28 e7. 09)
No opinion 60 (38.7) 32 (53.3) 0.40 (0.20 e0. 81) Whether worried about contracting …

This study compared three interventions designed to increase acceptance of influenza and
pneumococcal vaccines among elderly hospitalized patients. All individuals 65 and older …

Objectives. In a population of seniors served by urban primary care centers, we evaluated
the effect of the practice-based intervention on influenza immunization rates and disparities …