ArticleArchives of disease in childhood1999
Opportunistic immunisation in hospital.
Article in Archives of disease in childhood, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Behavioral interventions for vaccination uptake: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2023Pooled it
- Parents' and informal caregivers' experiences of accessing childhood vaccination services within the United Kingdom: a systematic scoping review of empirical evidence.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Are child health information services a viable source of accurate vaccination data for clinicians working in paediatric emergency departments in England?BMJ health & care informatics · 2021Article
- Exploring provider and parental perceptions to influenza vaccination in the inpatient setting.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2018Article
- Vaccine-preventable disease susceptibility in a British paediatric assessment unit.Journal of infection prevention · 2014Review
- Using routinely collected data to improve immunisation histories.BMJ quality improvement reports · 2014Article
- Missed opportunities to vaccinate children admitted to a paediatric tertiary hospital.Archives of disease in childhood · 2007Article
- Evaluating Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates among Pediatric Inpatients.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
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Abstract
aimTo assess the potential for administering catch up and scheduled immunisations during hospital admission.
methodsImmunisation status according to the child's principal carer was checked against official records for 1000 consecutively admitted preschool age children. Junior doctors were instructed to offer appropriate vaccination before discharge, and consultants were asked to reinforce this proactive policy on ward rounds.
resultsExcluding those children who were not fully immunised against pertussis through parental choice, 142 children (14.2%) had missed an age appropriate immunisation and 41 were due a scheduled immunisation. None had a valid contraindication. Only 43 children were offered vaccination on the ward but uptake was 65% in this group.
conclusionsAdmission to hospital provides opportunities for catch up and routine immunisations and can contribute to the health care of an often disadvantaged group of children. These opportunities are frequently missed. Junior doctors must be encouraged to see opportunistic immunisation as an important part of their routine work.
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