Second dose of measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine: questionnaire survey of health professionals.

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Richard Reading
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Rubella Vaccine

scholarly journals Feedback of patient survey on medication improves the management of polypharmacy: a pilot trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuta Hirose ◽  
Kiyoshi Shikino ◽  
Yoshiyuki Ohira ◽  
Sumihide Matsuoka ◽  
Chihiro Mikami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Patient Survey ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Oral Medications ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Survey Results

Abstract Background Patient awareness surveys on polypharmacy have been reported previously, but no previous study has examined the effects of sending feedback to health professionals on reducing medication use. Our study aimed to conduct a patient survey to examine factors contributing to polypharmacy, feedback the results to health professionals, and analyze the resulting changes in the number of polypharmacy patients and prescribed medications. Methods After conducting a questionnaire survey of patients in Study 1, we provided its results to the healthcare professionals, and then surveyed the number of polypharmacy patients and oral medications using a before-after comparative study design in Study 2. In Study 1, we examined polypharmacy and its contributing factors by performing logistic regression analysis. In Study 2, we performed a t-test and a chi-square test. Results In the questionnaire survey, significant differences were found in the following 3 items: age (odds ratio (OR) = 3.14; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.01–4.91), number of medical institutions (OR = 2.34; 95%CI = 1.50–3.64), and patients’ difficulty with asking their doctors to deprescribe their medications (OR = 2.21; 95%CI = 1.25–3.90). After the feedback, the number of polypharmacy patients decreased from 175 to 159 individuals and the mean number of prescribed medications per patient decreased from 8.2 to 7.7 (p < 0.001, respectively). Conclusions Providing feedback to health professionals on polypharmacy survey results may lead to a decrease in the number of polypharmacy patients. Factors contributing to polypharmacy included age (75 years or older), the number of medical institutions (2 or more institutions), and patients’ difficulty with asking their physicians to deprescribe their medications. Feedback to health professionals reduced the percentage of polypharmacy patients and the number of prescribed medications. Trial registration UMIN. Registered 21 June 2020 - Retrospectively registered, https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/index-j.htm

scholarly journals The multiple meanings of "wheezing": a questionnaire survey in Portuguese for parents and health professionals

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo M Fernandes ◽  
Brígida Robalo ◽  
Cláudia Calado ◽  
Susana Medeiros ◽  
Ana Saianda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Multiple Meanings

scholarly journals Travel‐Related Mosquito‐Transmitted Disease Questionnaire Survey among Health Professionals in Taiwan

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsien‐Liang Huang ◽  
Tai‐Yuan Chiu ◽  
Kuo‐Chin Huang ◽  
Shao‐Yi Cheng ◽  
Chien‐An Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Transmitted Disease ◽  
Disease Questionnaire

Informing Education Policy on MMR: balancing individual freedoms and collective responsibilities for the promotion of public health

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Wood-Harper
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Individual Autonomy ◽  
Public Confidence ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Rubella Vaccine ◽  
Population Immunity ◽  
Moral Arguments ◽  
Lower Population

The recent decrease in public confidence in the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine has important implications for individuals and public health. This article presents moral arguments relating to conflicts between individual autonomy and collective responsibilities in vaccination decisions with a view to informing and advising health professionals and improving the effectiveness of education policies in avoiding resurgence of endemic measles. Lower population immunity, due to falling uptake, is hastening the need for greater public awareness of the consequences for the population. Vaccination refusals go hand in hand with responsibilities owed to future generations and society in not knowingly contributing to preventable harms. Issues such as parents’ rights are considered and balanced against: collective responsibilities for public health; permissibility of ‘free-riding’; conflicting duties of health professionals; and possible enforcement of vaccination. It is suggested that the arguments may form a persuasive tool for the practice of health professionals involved in informing and supporting parents’ vaccination decisions.

scholarly journals Physical activity among dental health professionals in Hyderabad City: A questionnaire survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adepu Srilatha ◽  
Dolar Doshi ◽  
MPadma Reddy ◽  
Suhas Kulkarni ◽  
BSrikanth Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Dental Health
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