| Increasing the pneumococcal vaccination rate of elderly patients in a general internal medicine clinic. | |
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PMID: 3973336 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To improve the pneumococcal vaccination status of an elderly patients group, those older than 64 years of age were identified from a computer file of all continuing care patients in a general internal medicine clinic. In a randomly chosen study group (N = 163), 91 elderly patients (56 per cent) had received the pneumococcal vaccine. Factors associated with a higher rate of pneumococcal vaccination included receiving the previous year's influenza vaccine, a medical problem list attached to the patient's chart, active clinic status (i.e., seen in the year before the study began), and more than two problems listed in the computer record. Letters encouraging pneumococcal vaccination were then sent to patients who had not been vaccinated. Twenty of 72 patients (28 per cent) who received the letter were vaccinated during the next year; 8 per cent of control patients (three of 39) who did not receive the letter were vaccinated. The 95 per cent confidence limit for the relative difference between the study and control group is 6 to 53 per cent. The relative difference was also significant for influenza vaccination between the intervention group and the portion of the control group that had not been vaccinated at the first chart review. Factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination rate following the mailing of the reminder letter were active clinic status and being up to date for either influenza or tetanus vaccination.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS) |
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Authors:
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M J Siebers; V B Hunt |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Volume: 33 ISSN: 0002-8614 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Geriatr Soc Publication Date: 1985 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1985-04-18 Completed Date: 1985-04-18 Revised Date: 2008-03-10 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503062 Medline TA: J Am Geriatr Soc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 175-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Bacterial Vaccines / therapeutic use* Humans Influenza Vaccines / therapeutic use Patient Compliance Research Design Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology* Tetanus Toxoid / therapeutic use Vaccination / utilization Wisconsin |
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0/Bacterial Vaccines; 0/Influenza Vaccines; 0/Tetanus Toxoid |
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