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Editor, Senior Moderator
Heart Lung. 2020 Jan 22. pii: S0147-9563(19)30557-6. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.12.003. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Factors influencing the uptake of influenza vaccination in African American patients with heart failure: Findings from a large urban public hospital.[/h]
Olanipekun T[SUP]1[/SUP], Effoe VS[SUP]2[/SUP], Olanipekun O[SUP]3[/SUP], Igbinomwanhia E[SUP]3[/SUP], Kola-Kehinde O[SUP]4[/SUP], Fotzeu C[SUP]5[/SUP], Bakinde N[SUP]5[/SUP], Harris R[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Evidence suggests that annual influenza vaccination may prevent acute heart failure exacerbation episodes and improve survival.
[h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] Determine the influenza vaccination rate among African American patients with heart failure and identify predictors of uptake.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] African American patients with heart failure were recruited at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta GA between October 1, 2017 and April 28, 2018 (N = 281). All participants completed a questionnaire.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Mean age of the sample was 50.5 ? 11.5 years (58% male). The influenza vaccination rate among the patients was 46% (n = 129/281). Patients who received vaccination information and recommendation from their physician, especially cardiologists, were significantly more likely to be vaccinated than those who did not (P<0.05). Major reasons for declining vaccination included fear of getting sick from influenza vaccine and distrust of the pharmaceutical companies that produce vaccines.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Recommendation of influenza vaccines by physicians during medical consultations and cardiology visits may improve uptake rates in heart failure patients.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Heart failure; Hospitalization; Influenza; Recommendation; Uptake
PMID: 31982176 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.12.003
Olanipekun T[SUP]1[/SUP], Effoe VS[SUP]2[/SUP], Olanipekun O[SUP]3[/SUP], Igbinomwanhia E[SUP]3[/SUP], Kola-Kehinde O[SUP]4[/SUP], Fotzeu C[SUP]5[/SUP], Bakinde N[SUP]5[/SUP], Harris R[SUP]2[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]BACKGROUND:[/h] Evidence suggests that annual influenza vaccination may prevent acute heart failure exacerbation episodes and improve survival.
[h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] Determine the influenza vaccination rate among African American patients with heart failure and identify predictors of uptake.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] African American patients with heart failure were recruited at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta GA between October 1, 2017 and April 28, 2018 (N = 281). All participants completed a questionnaire.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Mean age of the sample was 50.5 ? 11.5 years (58% male). The influenza vaccination rate among the patients was 46% (n = 129/281). Patients who received vaccination information and recommendation from their physician, especially cardiologists, were significantly more likely to be vaccinated than those who did not (P<0.05). Major reasons for declining vaccination included fear of getting sick from influenza vaccine and distrust of the pharmaceutical companies that produce vaccines.
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] Recommendation of influenza vaccines by physicians during medical consultations and cardiology visits may improve uptake rates in heart failure patients.
Copyright ? 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Heart failure; Hospitalization; Influenza; Recommendation; Uptake
PMID: 31982176 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2019.12.003