Verhoging van de vaccinatiegraad tegen influenza bij risicopatiënten door gerichte uitnodiging in de eerste lijn [Increase of the influenza vaccination coverage of at-risk patients by personal invitation in primary health care]
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Objective. To increase the coverage of influenza vaccination by a programmatic approach in a large population, aimed at the general practitioners (GPs). Design. Intervention study (prospective). Setting. The region of central Brabant (Tilburg and some surrounding communities), the Netherlands. Method. The intervention was carried out in a population of 133,000 people (registered at 42 offices of 56 GPs, and at 27 pharmacies). Medication data from pharmacists were used for the selection of patients at risk by the GPs. Results. About 15,000 patients were selected by the GPs and invited for vaccination. The (final) coverage was 75.5% in 1993, a 56% increase over 1992. The increase in the group of comparable but non-participating GPs was 18%, in the Netherlands as a whole it was 8%. Conclusion. It is quite possible to achieve a considerable increase of the coverage of influenza vaccination.
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TNO Identifier
232877
ISSN
00282162
Source
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 139(42), pp. 2149-2152.
Pages
2149-2152
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