Practice and physician characteristics associated with influenza vaccination delivery rates following a patient reminder letter intervention

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 93-97

  Anderson, Kelly K ^a   Sebaldt, Rolf J ^a   Lohfeld, Lynne ^a   Goeree, Ron ^a   Donald, Faith C ^b   Burgess, Ken ^a   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family practice; Influenza vaccine; Preventive services; Reminder systems

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REMINDER SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 42249107152     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-007-0120-x     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Anderson, K. K., Sebaldt, R. J., Lohfeld, L., Burgess, K., Donald, F. C., & Kaczorowski, J. (2006). Views of family physicians in southwestern Ontario on preventive care services and performance incentives. Family Practice, 23, 469-471.
2. Couch, R. B. (1999). Measures for control of influenza. Pharmacoeconomics, 16(Suppl. 1), 41-45.
3. Doran, T., & McCann, R. (2001). Obstacles to influenza immunization in primary care. Journal of Public Health Medicine, 23, 329-334.
4. Gross, P. A., Hermogenes, A. W., Sacks, H. S., Lau, J., & Levandowski, R. A. (1995). The efficacy of influenza vaccine in elderly persons: A meta-analysis and review of the literature. Annals of Internal Medicine, 123, 518-527.
5. Hutchison, B., Woodward, C. A., Norman, G. R., Abelson, J., & Brown, J. A. (1998). Provision of preventive care to unannounced standardized patients. CMAJ, 158, 185-193.
6. Hutchison, B. G., Abelson, J., Woodward, C. A., & Norman, G. (1996). Preventive care and barriers to effective prevention. How do family physicians see it? Canadian Family Physician, 42, 1693-1700.
7. Kouides, R. W., Bennett, N. M., Lewis, B., Cappuccio, J. D., Barker, W. H., & LaForce, F. M. (1998). Performance-based physician reimbursement and influenza immunization rates in the elderly. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14, 89-95.
8. Kurji, K. (2004). The Ontario experience with universal vaccination. Paper presented at the National Influenza Vaccine Summit, Atlanta, GA.
9. Nichol, K. L. (2003). The efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of inactivated influenza virus vaccines. Vaccine, 21, 1769-1775.
10. Szilagyi, P. G., Shone, L. P., Barth, R., Kouides, R. W., Long, C., Humiston, S. G., et al. (2005). Physician practices and attitudes regarding adult immunizations. Preventive Medicine, 40, 152-161.
11. Zimmerman, R. K., Nowalk, M. P., Bardella, I. J., Fine, M. J., Janosky, J. E., Santibanez, T. A., et al. (2004). Physician and practice factors related to influenza vaccination among the elderly. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 26, 1-10.