Strategies for Improving Influenza Vaccination Rates in Patients with Chronic Renal Disease.
Journal
Deutsches Arzteblatt international
ISSN: 1866-0452
Titre abrégé: Dtsch Arztebl Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101475967
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 Jun 2019
10 Jun 2019
Historique:
received:
15
12
2018
revised:
15
12
2018
accepted:
04
04
2019
entrez:
2
8
2019
pubmed:
2
8
2019
medline:
9
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The influenza vaccination rate among older and chronically ill patients in Germany has declined in the past decade in spite of vaccination campaigns. The influenza vaccination rate among persons with chronic renal disease was studied with the aid of billing data from various Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen, ASHIPs) in Germany. It was tested in a randomized controlled trial whether a written vaccination appeal, sent by physicians to patients, led to an increase in the vaccination rate. It was tested in a further such trial whether the vaccination rate among patients with renal disease could be improved by an appeal for vaccination that was sent by the ASHIPs to the treating nephrologists. Finally, it was also tested in a prospective interventional study whether the vaccination rate could be improved by an appeal for vaccination sent by a health- insurance carrier directly to the patients. In 2012-2017, the vaccination rate among persons with chronically impaired renal function ranged from 41.1% to 46.9%; it ranged from 31.7% to 33.7% in kidney transplant recipients and from 42.7% to 44.7% in dialysis patients. An appeal for vaccination that was sent from physicians to patients raised the vaccination rate by 8.3% in the intervention group compared to the control group (p = 0.03; number needed to treat [NNT]: 13). On the other hand, an appeal for vaccination that was sent to the nephrologists lowered the vaccination rate by 0.8% in the intervention group compared to the control group. Finally, an appeal for vaccination that was sent by the health-insurance fund to the patients raised the vaccination rate by 3.2% (p<0.001; NNT: 32). Fewer than half of all patients with chronic renal failure in Germany are vaccinated against influenza. The vaccination rate was found to be increased only after an appeal for vaccination that was sent directly to the patients. A letter sent to the treating physicians had no positive effect at all.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The influenza vaccination rate among older and chronically ill patients in Germany has declined in the past decade in spite of vaccination campaigns.
METHODS
METHODS
The influenza vaccination rate among persons with chronic renal disease was studied with the aid of billing data from various Associations of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (Kassenärztliche Vereinigungen, ASHIPs) in Germany. It was tested in a randomized controlled trial whether a written vaccination appeal, sent by physicians to patients, led to an increase in the vaccination rate. It was tested in a further such trial whether the vaccination rate among patients with renal disease could be improved by an appeal for vaccination that was sent by the ASHIPs to the treating nephrologists. Finally, it was also tested in a prospective interventional study whether the vaccination rate could be improved by an appeal for vaccination sent by a health- insurance carrier directly to the patients.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In 2012-2017, the vaccination rate among persons with chronically impaired renal function ranged from 41.1% to 46.9%; it ranged from 31.7% to 33.7% in kidney transplant recipients and from 42.7% to 44.7% in dialysis patients. An appeal for vaccination that was sent from physicians to patients raised the vaccination rate by 8.3% in the intervention group compared to the control group (p = 0.03; number needed to treat [NNT]: 13). On the other hand, an appeal for vaccination that was sent to the nephrologists lowered the vaccination rate by 0.8% in the intervention group compared to the control group. Finally, an appeal for vaccination that was sent by the health-insurance fund to the patients raised the vaccination rate by 3.2% (p<0.001; NNT: 32).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Fewer than half of all patients with chronic renal failure in Germany are vaccinated against influenza. The vaccination rate was found to be increased only after an appeal for vaccination that was sent directly to the patients. A letter sent to the treating physicians had no positive effect at all.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31366435
pii: arztebl.2019.0413
doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0413
pmc: PMC6683446
doi:
pii:
Substances chimiques
Influenza Vaccines
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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