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Improving neglected influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in long-term care
D R Thomas1, B Winsted, C Koontz
1Section on Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-3787.
Objective:
To increase utilization of influenza vaccination among long-term-care health workers.
Design:
Before-after intervention study.
Setting:
A 300-bed life-care community served by 195 staff employees.
Intervention:
An educational intervention followed by a Vaccination Fair.
Measurements:
Percent receiving vaccination. A post-intervention survey was used to define staff attitudes towards vaccination.
Results:
Use of influenza vaccination among staff increased from 8% the previous year to 46% during a Vaccination Fair and to 54% during a similar Fair the next year.
Conclusions:
Organized institutional efforts to promote immunization among health-care workers, such as a Vaccination Fair, improves compliance among health-care workers.