The reluctance of nurses to get vaccinated against influenza

Vaccine

Volumn 28, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 4548-4549

  Wicker, Sabine ^a   Rabenau, Holger F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Influenza vaccination; Nurses

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LETTER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NURSES;

EID: 77953123767     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.04.095     Document Type: Letter

References (12)

1. Ofstead C.L., Tucker S.J., Beebe T.J., and Poland G.A. Influenza vaccination among registered nurses: information receipt, knowledge, and decision-making at an institution with a multifaceted educational program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29 2 (2008) 99-106
2. Poland G.A., Tosh P., and Jacobson R.M. Requiring influenza vaccination for health care workers: seven truths we must accept. Vaccine 23 17/18 (2005) 2251-2255
3. Clark S.J., Cowan A.E., and Wortley P.M. Influenza vaccination attitudes and practices among US registered nurses. Am J Infect Control 37 7 (2009) 551-556
4. McLennan S., Vollweiler M., and Celi L.A. How can nurses' flu vaccination rates be boosted?. Nurs N Z 15 4 (2009) 12-14
5. Norton S.P., Scheifele D.W., Bettinger J.A., and West R.M. Influenza vaccination in paediatric nurses: cross-sectional study of coverage, refusal, and factors in acceptance. Vaccine 26 23 (2008) 2942-2948
6. Wicker S., Rabenau H.F., Doerr H.W., and Allwinn R. Influenza vaccination compliance among health care workers in a German university hospital. Infection 37 3 (2009) 197-202
7. Wicker S., Rabenau H.F., and Gottschalk R. Influenza pandemic: would healthcare workers come to work? An analysis of the ability and willingness to report to duty. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 52 8 (2009) 862-869 [in German]
8. Van den Dool C., Van Strien A.M., den Akker I.L., Bonten M.J., Sanders E.A., and Hak E. Attitude of Dutch hospital personnel towards influenza vaccination. Vaccine 26 10 (2008) 1297-1302
9. Ribner B.S., Hall C., Steinberg J.P., Bornstein W.A., Chakkalakal R., Emamifar A., et al. Use of a mandatory declination form in a program for influenza vaccination of healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29 4 (2008) 302-308
10. Polgreen P.M., Septimus E.J., Parry M.F., Beckmann S.E., Cavanaugh J.E., Srinivasan A., et al. Relationship of influenza vaccination declination statements and influenza vaccination rates for healthcare workers in 22 US hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29 7 (2008) 675-677
11. Nash R. Health-care workers in influenza pandemics. Lancet 370 9584 (2007) 300-301
12. Sullivan S.J., Jacobson R.M., Dowdle W.R., and Poland G.A. 2009 H1N1 influenza. Mayo Clin Proc 85 1 (2010) 64-76