Influenza immunization in the elderly: knowledge and attitudes do not explain physician behavior. Am J Public Health 1989 Oct;79(10):1422-4
Date
10/01/1989Pubmed ID
2782519Pubmed Central ID
PMC1350193DOI
10.2105/ajph.79.10.1422Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0024428404 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 25 CitationsAbstract
The records of 847 elderly clinic patients were reviewed and the 95 primary care physicians who managed their care were surveyed to determine factors related to their ordering of influenza immunization. Overall, 41 percent of the eligible patients were offered vaccine (range 0-90 percent). Physician offering of vaccine was unrelated to patient age, sex, or race but was higher in patients seen on multiple visits (47 vs 39 percent) and in those vaccinated during the prior year (61 vs 35 percent). Physician offering of vaccine was not associated with perceived incidence of severe side effects or estimates of vaccine efficacy.
Author List
McKinney WP, Barnas GPAuthor
Gary P. Barnas MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedAttitude of Health Personnel
Data Collection
Female
Humans
Influenza, Human
Male
Medical Records
Primary Health Care
Risk Factors
Vaccination
