The impact of short educational messages in motivating community-dwelling seniors to receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccines. Ho, H. & Chow, A. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 45(9 Supplement 1):S236, 2016. ![The impact of short educational messages in motivating community-dwelling seniors to receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccines [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper abstract bibtex Background & Hypothesis: Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates among community-dwelling seniors in Singapore are low. Our institution participated in a community-based health event for seniors to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviours of seniors towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, and to promote vaccination. Method(s): Institution staff performed a short verbal survey on influenza and pneumococcal vaccines with seniors, and subsequently provided an educational brief about the vaccines (including purpose, cost and availability) and invited them to receive vaccination at their local healthcare provider. Results were collated and analysed. Multiple logistic regression models were applied to determine factors associated with willingness to receive vaccination. Result(s): A total of 124 seniors were engaged. The median age was 70 years (IQR 63-76 years). Majority were female (83.9%) and of Chinese ethnicity (91.9%). Awareness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines among seniors was 68.5% and 29% respectively. However, history of ever receiving these vaccines was only 25% and 8.1% respectively; 72 (58.1%) could state at least 1 benefit of vaccination. Following our educational brief, 82 (66.1%) would advise their friends to receive vaccination, and 86 (69.4%) stated willingness to receive vaccination. In seniors \textgreater=65 years, ability to state at least 1 benefit of vaccination was significantly associated with willingness to be vaccinated, after adjusting for gender and history of vaccination (adjusted OR: 3.26; 95% CI, 1.20-8.85; P = 0.02). Discussion & Conclusion(s): Short educational messages are useful in motivating seniors to receive vaccination, especially among those with prior knowledge of their benefits, where supplementary information (such as vaccination schedule, cost, and access) may facilitate vaccine uptake.
@article{ho_impact_2016,
title = {The impact of short educational messages in motivating community-dwelling seniors to receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccines},
volume = {45},
issn = {0304-4602},
url = {http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/45VolNo9Sep2016/SHBC2016.pdf http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=emed17&NEWS=N&AN=612898409},
abstract = {Background \& Hypothesis: Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates among community-dwelling seniors in Singapore are low. Our institution participated in a community-based health event for seniors to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices and behaviours of seniors towards influenza and pneumococcal vaccines, and to promote vaccination. Method(s): Institution staff performed a short verbal survey on influenza and pneumococcal vaccines with seniors, and subsequently provided an educational brief about the vaccines (including purpose, cost and availability) and invited them to receive vaccination at their local healthcare provider. Results were collated and analysed. Multiple logistic regression models were applied to determine factors associated with willingness to receive vaccination. Result(s): A total of 124 seniors were engaged. The median age was 70 years (IQR 63-76 years). Majority were female (83.9\%) and of Chinese ethnicity (91.9\%). Awareness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines among seniors was 68.5\% and 29\% respectively. However, history of ever receiving these vaccines was only 25\% and 8.1\% respectively; 72 (58.1\%) could state at least 1 benefit of vaccination. Following our educational brief, 82 (66.1\%) would advise their friends to receive vaccination, and 86 (69.4\%) stated willingness to receive vaccination. In seniors {\textgreater}=65 years, ability to state at least 1 benefit of vaccination was significantly associated with willingness to be vaccinated, after adjusting for gender and history of vaccination (adjusted OR: 3.26; 95\% CI, 1.20-8.85; P = 0.02). Discussion \& Conclusion(s): Short educational messages are useful in motivating seniors to receive vaccination, especially among those with prior knowledge of their benefits, where supplementary information (such as vaccination schedule, cost, and access) may facilitate vaccine uptake.},
language = {English},
number = {9 Supplement 1},
journal = {Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore},
author = {Ho, H. and Chow, A.},
year = {2016},
keywords = {*Pneumococcus vaccine, *influenza, aged, awareness, clinical study, controlled study, ethnicity, female, friend, gender, health care personnel, human, male, model, multivariate logistic regression analysis, staff, vaccination},
pages = {S236},
}
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