Physicians' Knowledge and Application of Immunization Strategies in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Survey of the Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Child
Female
Gastroenterologists
/ psychology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Immunization
/ psychology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
/ immunology
Italy
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
/ statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Crohn’s disease
Safety
Ulcerative colitis
Vaccines
Journal
Digestion
ISSN: 1421-9867
Titre abrégé: Digestion
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 0150472
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
16
11
2018
accepted:
04
05
2019
pubmed:
6
6
2019
medline:
17
4
2021
entrez:
6
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
No data on European countries about knowledge and application of immunization strategies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are available. We designed a questionnaire aimed at exploring these issues among Italian gastroenterologists dealing with adult and paediatric IBD. An anonymous, 24-item, questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all members of the Italian Group for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Three sets of questions were formulated: (1) Characteristics of respondents; (2) General opinions on the role of vaccines in IBD patients; (3) Immunizations of IBD patients in clinical practice. Of the 455 total surveys sent, there were 198 respondents (response rate: 43.5%). The great majority of respondents (82.9%) reputed as "very important" to perform the vaccinations recommended by the guidelines in patients with IBD. The indication to immunization is given at the diagnosis of the disease by 55.6% of the respondents. The most frequently recommended vaccine in IBD patients is the annual flu vaccine, while the recommendation rate for the other vaccines is variable depending on the different pathogens. Efforts carried out by the scientific societies are required to increase the awareness of this relevant topic among physicians.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
No data on European countries about knowledge and application of immunization strategies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are available.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
We designed a questionnaire aimed at exploring these issues among Italian gastroenterologists dealing with adult and paediatric IBD.
METHODS
METHODS
An anonymous, 24-item, questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all members of the Italian Group for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Three sets of questions were formulated: (1) Characteristics of respondents; (2) General opinions on the role of vaccines in IBD patients; (3) Immunizations of IBD patients in clinical practice.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Of the 455 total surveys sent, there were 198 respondents (response rate: 43.5%). The great majority of respondents (82.9%) reputed as "very important" to perform the vaccinations recommended by the guidelines in patients with IBD. The indication to immunization is given at the diagnosis of the disease by 55.6% of the respondents. The most frequently recommended vaccine in IBD patients is the annual flu vaccine, while the recommendation rate for the other vaccines is variable depending on the different pathogens.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Efforts carried out by the scientific societies are required to increase the awareness of this relevant topic among physicians.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31167191
pii: 000500798
doi: 10.1159/000500798
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
433-440Informations de copyright
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