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Effectiveness of a Brief Intervention for Acceptance of Influenza Vaccine in the Primary Care Setting
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Brief Intervention for Influenza vaccine and Normal advice for Influenza Vaccination and Health Education. Completed, enrolled 524 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Influenza virus has high morbidity rates during annual epidemics, with certain high-risk groups being particularly susceptible to complications and mortality. Vaccination is the main prevention measure, alongside with hygiene measures. Nevertheless, vaccine coverage remains low. Some studies suggest that short, standardized interventions can improve coverage of several vaccines. Hypothesis: Brief Intervention is an effective tool in improving vaccination coverage in people who have initially rejected it. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of a Brief Intervention in increasing influenza vaccination (IIV) coverage compared with the usual advice in people who refuse it. Method: cluster randomized clinical trial. The study population was individuals with high risk factors who initially refused the influenza vaccine. Professionals participants (doctors and nurses) were assigned randomly to the intervention group (brief intervention) and the control group (usual advice).
Study Details
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Interventions
Previous to the intervention, patients were asked about the reasons to reject the influenza vaccine. Brief Intervention was performed by the healthcare professional during the consultation. It was given verbally, with written support.
In the CG the influenza vaccine advice was the normal advice that professionals used to give their patients and was not asked for the reasons for the rejection of the vaccine to prevent them from influencing the advice.