SynthesisBMC health services research2017
Seasonal influenza vaccination of healthcare workers: systematic review of qualitative evidence.
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 years of age about vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Uptake, willingness, and practices toward seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Development of a behaviour change intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination uptake.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Understanding the public's decision-making about seasonal flu vaccination during a pandemic: Application of the precaution adoption process model.Journal of health psychology · 2025Article
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- Active offer of Tdap vaccination in a cohort of healthcare workers of Maternal and Neonatal Department: Data from a large hospital in Southern Italy.Vaccine: X · 2024Article
- Increasing vaccine uptake among employees within the non-health related critical infrastructure sectors: A review.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Review
- Identifying reasons for non-acceptance of influenza vaccine in healthcare workers: an observational study using declination form data.BMC health services research · 2023Observational
- The issue of vaccine refusal: the study of a risky behavior.Clinical and experimental vaccine research · 2023Article
- Pharmacists' attitudes toward influenza vaccination: does the COVID-19 pandemic make a difference?Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Low influenza vaccine uptake by healthcare workers caring for the elderly in South African old age homes and primary healthcare facilities.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Peri-Pandemic Acceptance of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination by Swiss Healthcare Workers in Primary Care 2020/21: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost countries recommend that healthcare workers (HCWs) are vaccinated seasonally against influenza in order to protect themselves and patients. However, in many cases coverage remains low. A range of strategies have been implemented to increase uptake. Qualitative evidence can help in understanding the context of interventions, including why interventions may fail to achieve the desired effect. This study aimed to synthesise evidence on HCWs' perceptions and experiences of vaccination for seasonal influenza.
methodsSystematic review of qualitative evidence. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL and included English-language studies which reported substantive qualitative data on the vaccination of HCWs for seasonal influenza. Findings were synthesised thematically.
resultsTwenty-five studies were included in the review. HCWs may be motivated to accept vaccination to protect themselves and their patients against infection. However, a range of beliefs may act as barriers to vaccine uptake, including concerns about side-effects, scepticism about vaccine effectiveness, and the belief that influenza is not a serious illness. HCWs value their autonomy and professional responsibility in making decisions about vaccination. The implementation of interventions to promote vaccination uptake may face barriers both from HCWs' personal beliefs and from the relationships between management and employees within the targeted organisations.
conclusionsHCWs' vaccination behaviour needs to be understood in the context of HCWs' relationships with each other, with management and with patients. Interventions to promote vaccination should take into account both the individual beliefs of targeted HCWs and the organisational context within which they are implemented.
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