@article{oh_influenza_2010,
	title = {Influenza vaccinations reduces readmission rate},
	volume = {39},
	issn = {0304-4602},
	url = {http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/39VolNo11SupplNov2010/V39N11(Suppl).pdf http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=emed11&NEWS=N&AN=71796138},
	abstract = {Background/Hypothesis: Influenza vaccines can help to reduce readmission of acute exacerbations for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. From April 2005 to March 2008, the vaccination rate of influenza was measured to be only 33\% (n = 307). The common reasons why these patients were deterred from physicians' recommendations to have the vaccination done were cost, needle-phobia, low pain-threshold and the inconvenience of walking to Travellers' Clinic, located a distance from the Respiratory Clinic in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Method(s): From April 2008 onwards, a 5-year government-funded Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Education Programme (The Airways Programme) initiated one of its new interventions by the Disease Case Managers for the vaccine to be available in the respiratory clinic. Bio-data of patients including spirometry results for diagnosis confirmation as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and influenza vaccination dates were entered into a centralized clinical research database. Similarly, readmission episodes for acute exacerbations of the two periods of time were tracked \& analysed as well to investigate any reduction in average readmission rate. Result(s): The vaccination rate has gone up to 74\% (n = 550) during the ongoing The Airways Programme, reflecting a 41\% increase. The average readmission rate from April 2005 to March 2008 was 38\% while the readmission rate from April 2008 till June 2010 has fallen to 34\%. Discussion \& Conclusion(s): Since influenza-related respiratory infections can cause unplanned exacerbation-eliciting hospitalisations, the increase of patients being vaccinated against influenza has influenced a reduction in readmission episodes of acute exacerbation for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.},
	language = {English},
	number = {11 SUPPL. 1},
	journal = {Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore},
	author = {Oh, J. S. Y. and Tun, M. H. and Ng, F. L. and Neo, L. P. and Roslin, N. B. B. and Ng, A.},
	year = {2010},
	keywords = {*Singapore, *health, *hospital readmission, *human, *influenza vaccination, airway, case manager, chronic obstructive lung disease, clinical research, data base, diagnosis, education program, government, hospital, influenza, influenza vaccine, needle, pain threshold, patient, phobia, physician, respiratory tract infection, spirometry, travel, vaccination, vaccine, walking},
	pages = {S278},
}

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The common reasons why these patients were deterred from physicians' recommendations to have the vaccination done were cost, needle-phobia, low pain-threshold and the inconvenience of walking to Travellers' Clinic, located a distance from the Respiratory Clinic in Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Method(s): From April 2008 onwards, a 5-year government-funded Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Education Programme (The Airways Programme) initiated one of its new interventions by the Disease Case Managers for the vaccine to be available in the respiratory clinic. Bio-data of patients including spirometry results for diagnosis confirmation as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and influenza vaccination dates were entered into a centralized clinical research database. Similarly, readmission episodes for acute exacerbations of the two periods of time were tracked & analysed as well to investigate any reduction in average readmission rate. 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