Workplace Interventions and Vaccination-Related Attitudes Associated with Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Personnel Working in Long-Term Care Facilities, 2015–2016 Influenza Season

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• Personal Author:
  Ball S ; Black C ; De Perio, Marie A. ; Donahue S ; Greby S ; Laney AS ; Yue X
• Description:
  Objectives: Influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel working in long-term care (LTC) facilities can reduce influenza-related morbidity and mortality among healthcare personnel and among resident populations who are at increased risk for complications from influenza and who may respond poorly to vaccination. The objective of this study was to investigate workplace interventions and healthcare personnel vaccination-related attitudes associated with higher influenza vaccination coverage among healthcare personnel working in LTC facilities. Setting and participants: Data were obtained from an online survey of healthcare personnel conducted in April 2016 among a nonprobability sample of 2258 healthcare personnel recruited from 2 preexisting national opt-in Internet panels. Respondents were asked about influenza vaccination status, workplace vaccination policies and interventions, and their attitudes toward vaccination. Analyses were restricted to the 332 healthcare personnel who worked in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or other LTC facilities. Measures: Logistic regression models were used to assess the independent associations between each workplace intervention and higher influenza vaccination coverage compared with referent levels, controlling for occupation, age, and race/ethnicity. Prevalence ratios were calculated under the assumption of simple random sampling. Results: Approximately 77% of healthcare personnel working in LTC facilities reported receiving influenza vaccination in the 2015-2016 influenza season. Influenza vaccination was independently associated with an employer vaccination requirement (prevalence ratio (PR) 95% confidence interval = 1.28 1.11, 1.47), being offered free onsite vaccination (PR = 1.20 1.04, 1.39), and employers publicizing vaccination coverage level to employees (PR = 1.24 1.09, 1.41). Vaccination was most highly associated with a combination of 3 or more workplace interventions. Most healthcare personnel working in LTC facilities reported positive attitudes toward the safety and effectiveness of influenza vaccination. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Behavior
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services
  • Health Personnel
  • Influenza, Human
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Influenza
  • Vaccines
  • Work environment
  • Workplace studies
  • Intervention
  • Attitude
  • Behavior
  • Health care personnel
  • Health surveys
  • Website
  More +
• ISSN:
  1525-8610
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054788
• Citation:
  J Am Med Dir Assoc 2019 Jun; 20(6):718-724
• Contact Point Address:
  Xin Yue, MPS, MS, Assessment Branch, Immunization Services Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop A-19, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30345
• Email:
  hwg3@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217220/cdc_217220_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 238.61 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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