Employee influenza vaccination in a large cancer center with high baseline compliance rates: Comparison of carrot versus stick approaches

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 228-233

  Podczervinski, Sara ^a   Stednick, Zach ^b   Helbert, Lois ^a   Davies, Judith ^b   Jagels, Barbara ^a   Gooley, Ted ^b   Casper, Corey ^b,c,d   Pergam, Steven A ^a,b,c  

^a SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Health care personnel; Occupational health; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUNISHMENT; REWARD; TREATMENT REFUSAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; UTILIZATION; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923631531     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.025     Document Type: Article

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