scholarly journals Evaluating a Standardized Measure of Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan C. Lindley ◽  
Suchita A. Lorick ◽  
Anita Geevarughese ◽  
Soo-Jeong Lee ◽  
Monear Makvandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Standardized Measure

Reliability and Validity of a Standardized Measure of Influenza Vaccination Coverage among Healthcare Personnel

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya E. Libby ◽  
Megan C. Lindley ◽  
Suchita A. Lorick ◽  
Taranisia MacCannell ◽  
Soo-Jeong Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Project Staff ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Physician Practices ◽  
Standardized Measure ◽  
Facility Staff

Objective.To evaluate the reliability and validity of a standardized measure of healthcare personnel (HCP) influenza vaccination.Setting.Acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and dialysis centers from 3 US jurisdictions.Participants.Staff from 96 healthcare facilities randomly sampled from 234 facilities that completed pilot testing to assess the feasibility of the measure.Methods.Reliability was assessed by comparing agreement between facility staff and project staff on the classification of HCP numerator (vaccinated at facility, vaccinated elsewhere, contraindicated, declined) and denominator (employees, credentialed nonemployees, other nonemployees) categories. To assess validity, facility staff completed a series of case studies to evaluate how closely classification of HCP groups aligned with the measure's specifications. In a modified Delphi process, experts rated face validity of the proposed measure elements on a Likert-type scale.Results.Percent agreement was high for HCP vaccinated at the facility (99%) and elsewhere (95%) and was lower for HCP who declined vaccination (64%) or were medically contraindicated (64%). While agreement was high (more than 90%) for all denominator categories, many facilities' staff excluded nonemployees for whom numerator and denominator status was difficult to determine. Validity was lowest for credentialed and other nonemployees.Conclusions.The standardized measure of HCP influenza vaccination yields reproducible results for employees vaccinated at the facility and elsewhere. Adhering to true medical contraindications and tracking decimations should improve reliability. Difficulties in establishing denominators and determining vaccination status for credentialed and other nonemployees challenged the measure's validity and prompted revision to include a more limited group of nonemployees.

Correlates of Improved Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel: A Survey of Hospitals in Louisiana

2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 723-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayla L. Fricke ◽  
Mariella M. Gastañaduy ◽  
Renee Klos ◽  
Rodolfo E. Bégué
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Vaccination Rate ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Patient Contact ◽  
Hospital Type ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Item Questionnaire

Objective.To describe practices for influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) with emphasis on correlates of increased vaccination rates.Design.Survey.Participants.Volunteer sample of hospitals in Louisiana.Methods.All hospitals in Louisiana were invited to participate. A 17-item questionnaire inquired about the hospital type, patients served, characteristics of the vaccination campaign, and the resulting vaccination rate.Results.Of 254 hospitals, 153 (60%) participated and were included in the 124 responses that were received. Most programs (64%) required that HCP either receive the vaccine or sign a declination form, and the rest were exclusively voluntary (36%); no program made vaccination a condition of employment. The median vaccination rate was 67%, and the vaccination rate was higher among hospitals that were accredited by the Joint Commission; provided acute care; served children, pregnant women, oncology patients, or intensive care unit patients; required a signed declination form; or imposed consequences for unvaccinated HCP (the most common of which was to require that a mask be worn on patient contact). Hospitals that provided free vaccine, made vaccine widely available, advertised the program extensively, required a declination form, and imposed consequences had the highest vaccination rates (median, 86%; range, 81%–91%).Conclusions.The rate of influenza vaccination of HCP remains low among the hospitals surveyed. Recommended practices may not be enough to reach 90% vaccination rates unless a signed declination requirement and consequences are implemented. Wearing a mask is a strong consequence. Demanding influenza vaccination as a condition of employment was not reported as a practice by the participating hospitals.

scholarly journals Influenza vaccination among healthcare personnel during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Minji Kang ◽  
Sherry Clark ◽  
Sandra Mendoza ◽  
Doramarie Arocha ◽  
James B. Cutrell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Healthcare Personnel

scholarly journals Support for Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Requirements among US Healthcare Personnel

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jürgen Maurer ◽  
Katharine M. Harris ◽  
Carla L. Black ◽  
Gary L. Euler
Keyword(s):  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Seasonal Influenza ◽  
Safety Issue ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Sampling Frame ◽  
Staff Support ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Serious Disease

Objective.To measure support for seasonal influenza vaccination requirements among US healthcare personnel (HCP) and its associations with attitudes regarding influenza and influenza vaccination and self-reported coverage by existing vaccination requirements.Design.Between lune 1 and June 30, 2010, we surveyed a sample of US HCP (n = 1,664) recruited using an existing probability-based online research panel of participants representing the US general population as a sampling frame.Setting.General community.Participants.Eligible HCP who (1) reported having worked as medical doctors, health technologists, healthcare support staff, or other health practitioners or who (2) reported having worked in hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, long-term care facilities, or other health-related settings.Methods.We analyzed support for seasonal influenza vaccination requirements for HCP using proportion estimation and multivariable probit models.Results.A total of 57.4% (95% confidence interval, 53.3%–61.5%) of US HCP agreed that HCP should be required to be vaccinated for seasonal influenza. Support for mandatory vaccination was statistically significantly higher among HCP who were subject to employer-based influenza vaccination requirements, who considered influenza to be a serious disease, and who agreed that influenza vaccine was safe and effective.Conclusions.A majority of HCP support influenza vaccination requirements. Moreover, providing HCP with information about the safety of influenza vaccination and communicating that immunization of HCP is a patient safety issue may be important for generating staff support for influenza vaccination requirements.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(3):213-221

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