Title
Increasing the coverage of vaccination against influenza by general practitioners
Author
Perenboom, R.J.M.
Davidse, W.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
1996
Abstract
Background. To increase the coverage of influenza vaccination in groups of patients at risk, an experiment was conducted in 1993, aimed at logistic support of general practitioners (GPs). Methods. Support was given to 56 GPs with 133 000 patients to select and invite patients at risk. The coverage of vaccination as a result of this experiment has been compared with the results obtained from the Health Interview Survey, in The Netherlands as a total. Results. About 15 000 patients at risk were invited for vaccination, of whom 75.5 per cent were vaccinated. In The Netherlands as a total, the coverage of patients at risk was 43 per cent. Conclusion. Because the selection and invitation of patients at risk is still a problem for many GPs, owing to the lack of computerization, logistic support can ease these tasks and thus help increase the coverage of vaccination against influenza in groups of patients at risk.
Subject
Health
General practitioners
Influenza
Population
Vaccination
Family Practice
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Influenza, Human
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Netherlands
Patient Selection
Risk Factors
Vaccination
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TNO identifier
233399
ISSN
0957-4832
Source
Journal of Public Health Medicine, 18 (2), 183-187
Document type
article