Interventions to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations among Healthcare Workers

Included Studies

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Bertin M, Scarpelli M, Proctor A, Sharp J, Robitson E. Using the Intranet to document healthcare worker (HCW) declination and participation in a mandatory influenza vaccination program. Am J Infect Control 2006;34(5):E49-E50.

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de Juanes JR, Garcia de Codes A, Arrazola MP, Jaen F, Sanz MI, Gonzalez A. Influenza vaccination coverage among hospital personnel over three consecutive vaccination campaigns (2001-2002 to 2003-2004). Vaccine 2007;25(1):201-4.

Dunais B, Saccomano C, Mousnier A, Roure MC, Dellamonica P, Roger PM. Influenza vaccination: impact of an intervention campaign targeting hospital staff. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27(5):529-31.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Interventions to increase influenza vaccination of health-care workers--California and Minnesota. MMWR - Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2005;54(8):196-9.

Fitzgerald TA, Jourdan DR, Sholtz LA, Murphy EM, Poppert DW. Influenza: Lessons learned from an outbreak, post-exposure prophylaxis and vaccination campaigns. Am J Infect Control 2006;34(5):E88-E73.

Gemeinhart N, Carroll C, Gavwiner C, et al. Development of a best practice for healthcare worker influenza vaccination. Am J Infect Control 2004;32(3):E97-E29.

Girasek DC. Increasing hospital staff compliance with influenza immunization recommendations. Am J Public Health 1990;80(10):1272-3.

Gornick W, Nelson C, Scanlan G, Lang DJ. "Mandatory" influenza immunization (FluImm) of healthcare workers (HCW) at Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Am J Infect Control 2007;35(5):E99-E40.

Hall KL, Holmes SS, Evans ME. Increasing hospital employee participation in an influenza vaccine program. Am J Infect Control 1998;26(3):367-8.

Harbarth S, Siegrist CA, Schira JC, Wunderli W, Pittet D. Influenza immunization: improving compliance of healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998;19(5):337-42.

Hayward AC, Harling R, Wetten S, et al. Effectiveness of an influenza vaccine programme for care home staff to prevent death, morbidity, and health service use among residents: Cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ: British Medical Journal 2006;333(7581):No.

Kimura AC, Nguyen CN, Higa JI, Hurwitz EL, Vugia DJ. The effectiveness of vaccine day and educational interventions on influenza vaccine coverage among health care workers at long-term care facilities. Am J Public Health 2007;97(4):684-90.

Klochnyk B, Klein J. How a Canadian accute care hospital acheived 84% voluntary staff influenza vaccination rate. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000;Feb:86.

Lee HY, Fong YT. On-site influenza vaccination arrangements improved influenza vaccination rate of employees of a tertiary hospital in Singapore. Am J Infect Control 2007;35(7):481-3.

Leitmeyer K, Buchholz U, Kramer M, et al. Influenza vaccination in German health care workers: effects and findings after two rounds of a nationwide awareness campaign. Vaccine 2006;24(47-48):7003-8.

Lopes MH, Sartori AM, Mascheretti M, et al. Intervention to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Brazil. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2008;29(3):285-6.

Maher AC, Foley M, Castello F, Christie E. Focus on the myths: An approach to improving healthcare worker influenza immunization rates. Am J Infect Control 2006;34(5):E107-EE73.

Mayoryk SA, Levy SM. Incentive program increases employee influenza vaccine compliance at a chronic hospital/long-term care facility. Am J Infect Control 2006;34(5):E49-214.

McCullers JA, Speck KM, Williams BF, Liang H, Mirro J Jr. Increased influenza vaccination of healthcare workers at a pediatric cancer hospital: results of a comprehensive influenza vaccination campaign. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27(1):77-9.

Nace DA, Hoffman EL, Resnick NM, Handler SM. Achieving and sustaining high rates of influenza immunization among long-term care staff. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2007;8(2):128-33.

Ohrt CK, McKinney WP. Achieving compliance with influenza immunization of medical house staff and students: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 1992;267(10):1377-80.

Olson K, Beckwith S. Strategies to increase employee participation in the annual employee influenza vaccination clinic. Am J Infect Control 1991;19(2):113-84.

Parry MF, Grant B, Iton A, Parry PD, Baranowsky D. Influenza vaccination: a collaborative effort to improve the health of the community. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004;25(11):929-32.

Poland GA. Influenza vaccine prevented influenza infection in health care workers. Evidence-Based Medicine 1999;4:140.

Salgado CD, Giannetta ET, Hayden FG, Farr BM. Preventing nosocomial influenza by improving the vaccine acceptance rate of clinicians. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004;25(11):923-8.

Samms D, Reed K, Lee T, Barill S, Branham D. Achieving a corporate goal for influenza vaccination using nurse champions. Am J Infect Control 2004;32(3):E7-E8.

Sanchez D, Breland BD, Pinkos L, Eagle A, Nowlin D, Duty L. Pharmacist-run influenza immunization clinic for health workers. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2003;60(3):241-3.

Sand KL, Lynn J, Bardenheier B, Seow H, Nace DA. Increasing influenza immunization for long-term care facility staff using quality improvement. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007;55(11):1741-7.

Sartor C, Tissot-Dupont H, Zandotti C, Martin F, Roques P, Drancourt M. Use of a mobile cart influenza program for vaccination of hospital employees. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2004;25(11):918-22.

Scheifele DW. Evaluation of adverse events after influenza vaccination in hospital personnel. Canadian Medical Association Journal; CMAJ 1990;142(2):127-30.

Shannon SC. Community hospitals can increase staff influenza vaccination rates. Am J Public Health 1993;83(8):1174-5.

Smedley J, Palmer C, Baird J, Barker M. A survey of the delivery and uptake of influenza vaccine among health care workers. Occupational Medicine-Oxford 2002;52(5):271-6.

Song JY, Park CW, Jeong HW, Cheong HJ, Kim WJ, Kim SR. Effect of a hospital campaign for influenza vaccination of healthcare workers. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27(6):612-7.

Tannenbaum TN, Thomas D, Baumgarten M, Saintonge F, Roban I. Evaluation of an influenza vaccination program for nursing home staff. Canadian Journal of Public Health 1993;84(1):60-2.

Tapiainen T, Bar G, Schaad UB, Heininger U. Influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in a university children's hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2005;26(11):855-8.

Thomas DR, Winsted B, Koontz C. Improving neglected influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in long-term care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 1993;41(9):928-30.

Vaughan JZ. Healthcare worker participation in influenza vaccination. Am J Infect Control 2006;34(5):E15-214.

Weinstock DM, Eagan J, Malak SA, et al. Control of influenza A on a bone marrow transplant unit. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2000;21(11):730-2.

Eagan J, Lim S, Odishoo A, Wallace H, Langtry A, Sepkowitz K. Novel approaches to improving employee influenza vaccination compliance. Am J Infect Control 1999;27(2):206-165.

Yassi A, Kettner J, Hammond G, Cheang M, McGill M. Effectiveness and cost-benefit of an influenza vaccination program for health care workers. Can J Infect Dis 1991;2(3):101-8.