Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates of those 60 years and Older Living in the Community

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Article #2: Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates of those 60 years and Older
Living in the Community
Jennifer Enriquez
Grand Canyon University: NUR 504
June 20, 2018
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Article #2: INTERVENTIONS TO INCREASE INFLUENZA VACCINATION RATES OF
THEOSE 60 YEARS AND OLDER LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY
Problem Statement
Since the year 1964, the advisory committee on the Immunisation practices of the
United States Public Health Service has recommended influenza vaccination of the high risk
individuals, comprising of the older people. There are very poor evidences to support the
influenza vaccination and still it is promoted by most of the health authorities (Dixon et al.,
2017). The effectiveness of the interventions for increasing the rates of influenza vaccination in
60 years or older is still undetermined.
Statement of Purpose
Influenza vaccine is effective in decreasing the influenza-like illnesses, physician visits
and working days lost (Petrie et al., 2015). In many nations, only the high-risk groups are
subsidised a free vaccination service. The non-high-risk groups generally include the individuals
of below the age of 65 years without any chronic disease, and those who are not working in
healthcare sector. In countries like Europe and Australia, the influenza coverage rates for the
non-high-risk adults ranges from 5.8 to 45.1 percent.
Research Question(s)
What is the efforts of the interventions for increasing the rates of influenza vaccination
among the human beings aged 60 years or older than that?
Method
A total of 44 RCTs (Randomised controlled trials) were included in the study and all of
them studied the seniors in the community and within the high-income nations. There were no
RCTs belonging from the society-level interventions. With the same, the authors of this article
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