Hostname: page-component-8448b6f56d-cfpbc Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-23T16:15:44.662Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Pitfalls in the Development of a Standardized Measure of Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett  and
David J. Weber
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett*
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
David J. Weber
Affiliation:
Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Hospital Epidemiology, UNC Health Care System, 1001 West Wing, CB 7600, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (esickber@unch.unc.edu)
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Commentary
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 4 , April 2013 , pp. 346 - 348
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

1.Shugarman, LR, Hales, C, Setodji, CM, Bardenheier, B, Lynn, J. The influence of staff and resident immunization rates on influenza-like illness outbreaks in nursing homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2006;7:562–567.Google Scholar
2.Carman, WF, Elder, AG, Wallace, LA, et al.Effects of influenza vaccination of health-care workers on mortality of elderly people in long-term care: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2000;355:93–97.Google Scholar
3.Potter, J, Stott, DJ, Roberts, MA, et al.Influenza vaccination of health care workers in long-term-care hospitals reduces the mortality of elderly patients. J Infect Dis 1997;175:1–6.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
4.Hayward, AC, Harling, R, Wetten, S, et al.Effectiveness of an influenza vaccine programme for care home staff to prevent death, morbidity, and health service use among residents: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2006;333:1241.Google Scholar
5.Lemaitre, M, Meret, T, Rothan-Tondeur, M, et al.Effect of influenza vaccination of nursing home staff on mortality of residents: a cluster-randomized trial. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009;57:1580–1586.Google Scholar
6.Talbot, TR, Bradley, SE, Cosgrove, SE, et al.Influenza vaccination of health workers and vaccine allocation for healthcare workers during vaccine shortages. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005;26:882–890.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
7.Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immunization of health-care personnel: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). MMWR Recomm Rep 2011;60(RR-7):1–45.Google Scholar
8.Talbot, TR, Babcock, H, Caplan, AL, et al.Revised SHEA position paper: influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2010;31:987–995.Google Scholar
9.Libby, TE, Lindley, MC, Lorick, SA, et al.Reliability and validity of a standardized measure of influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2013;34:335–345 (in this issue).Google Scholar
10.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009. MMWR Recomm Rep 2009;58(RR-8):1–54.Google Scholar
11.Babcock, HM, Gemeinhart, N, Jones, M, Dunagan, WC, Woeltje, KF. Mandatory influenza vaccination of health care workers: translating policy to practice. Clin Infect Dis 2010;50:459–464.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed