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Coverage of and factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
L V Carreño-Ibáñez1, M D Esteban-Vasallo2, M F Domínguez-Berjón2
1Servicio de Medina Preventiva, Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Setting:
Patients aged ⩾ 40 years with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; codes R95, R79 and R91 in the International Classification for Primary Care) registered in primary care clinical records in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain.
Objective:
To assess pneumococcal vaccination coverage in patients with COPD and to analyse factors associated with vaccination uptake.
Design:
Population-based cross-sectional study in which data were collected in September 2010.
Results:
We found that 93,797 patients (72.0% men and 28.0% women) had COPD. Overall coverage was 65.5% (67.5% men vs. 60.4% women, P < 0.001). In patients aged 40-59 years, coverage was 19.5%, reaching 75.8% in those aged ⩾ 60 years. In patients aged <60 years, uptake was associated with a higher number of comorbidities and appropriate adherence to seasonal influenza and pandemic vaccination schedules. In patients aged ⩾ 60 years, factors associated with uptake in both sexes were older age and appropriate adherence to seasonal influenza vaccination schedules. Factors associated with uptake in men were concomitant comorbidities and pandemic vaccination.
Conclusion:
Vaccination coverage in individuals aged <60 years with COPD is less than acceptable in Madrid. Coverage was higher in men and in patients with another chronic condition.
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