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Interventions to increase influenza vaccination rates of those 60 years and older in the community

Thomas, Roger E, Russell, Margaret, Lorenzetti, Diane·2010·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd005188.pub2
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BACKGROUND: Although the evidence to support influenza vaccination is poor, it is promoted by many health authorities. There is uncertainty about the effectiveness of interventions to increase influenza vaccination rates in those 60 years or older. OBJECTIVES: To assess effects of interventions to increase influenza vaccination rates in those 60 or older. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library, 2010, issue 3), containing the Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group's Specialized Register, MEDLINE (January 1950 to July 2010), PubMed (January 1950 to July 2010), EMBASE (1980 to 2010 Week 28), AgeLine (1978 to July 2010), ERIC (1965 to July 2010) and CINAHL (1982 to July 2010). SELECTION CRITERIA: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to increase influenza vaccination rates in those aged 60 years and older, recording influenza vaccination status either through clinic records, billing data or local/national vaccination registers. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two review authors independently assessed study quality and extracted data. MAIN RESULTS: Forty-four RCTs were included. All included RCTs studied seniors in the community and in high-income countries. No RCTs of society-level interventions were included. Heterogeneity was marked and meta-analysis was limited. Only five RCTs were graded at low and six at moderate risk of bias. They included three of 13 personalized postcard interventions (all three with the 95% confidence interval (CI) above unity), two of the four home visit interventions (both with 95% CI above unity, but one a small study), three of the four reminder to physicians interventions (none with 95% CI above unity) and three of the four facilitator interventions (one with 95% CI above unity, and one P < 0.01). The other 33 RCTs were at high risk of bias and no recommendations for practice can be drawn. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Personalized postcards or phone calls are effective, and home visits, and facilitators, may be effective. Reminders to physicians are not. There is insufficient good evidence for other interventions.

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Authors
Thomas, R. E., Russell, M., & Lorenzetti, D.
Affiliations
University of Calgary (CA)
ORCID
Venue
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Published
2010-09-08
Issue
9
Pages
CD005188-CD005188
ISSN
1361-6137 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd005188.pub2
OpenAlex
W4243010092
Cited by
32
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406
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reference entry
Language
en
Update notices
new_version (2014-07-07)
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
Keywords
influenza vaccination, older adults, vaccine uptake, community-based intervention, home visits, physician reminders, facilitators, health promotion
MeSH terms
Aged, Attitude of Health Personnel, Community Participation, Health Services Needs and Demand, Humans, Influenza, Human, Influenza Vaccines, Middle Aged, Vaccination, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Reminder Systems, Immunization Programs

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