The effect of patient characteristics upon uptake of the influenza vaccination: a study comparing community-based older adults in two healthcare systems | Zendy

Vivienne Crawford | Zendy; Ann O’Hanlon | Zendy; Hannah McGee | Zendy

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The effect of patient characteristics upon uptake of the influenza vaccination: a study comparing community-based older adults in two healthcare systems

Author(s) -

Vivienne Crawford,

Ann O’Hanlon,

Hannah McGee

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afq152

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , vaccination , odds ratio , health care , older people , demography , gerontology , immunology , sociology , economics , economic growth

he uptake of influenza vaccination represents a simple marker of proactive care of older people. However, many still do not receive the vaccine. To understand this challenge better, we investigated the relationship between patient characteristics (demographic, physical and psychological health and health service use) and vaccination uptake in a sample of community-dwelling older people in two adjacent but differently structured healthcare systems (Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI)).

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