ArticleBMC primary care2023
A complex intervention on vaccination uptake among older adults (≥ 60 years) in Germany - a study protocol with a mixed methods design.
Article in BMC primary care, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06489236 (Effectiveness of an Intervention on Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pediatric Nurses and Pediatricians), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Effectiveness of an Intervention on Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pediatric Nurses and Pediatricians: A Mixed Methods Study
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- Attitudes toward and regional utilization of age-specific vaccinations from the age of 60 in Saxony-Anhalt.Research in health services & regions · 2025Article
- [Pneumococcal vaccination in people aged 60 and over: relationships between vaccination intention, knowledge, and psychological reasons for the vaccination decision].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025Article
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- Influenza vaccination landscape in Italy: A comprehensive study through the OBVIOUS project lens.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe current uptake of many vaccinations recommended for persons aged 60 and older is unsatisfactory in Germany. Lack of confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccinations, lack of knowledge and insecurities about possible side effects, and numerous pragmatic barriers are just some of the reasons to be mentioned. General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in the vaccination process. Therefore, effective interventions in this context are needed to address the various barriers and improve the vaccination uptake rates.
methodsA complex intervention will be implemented and evaluated in 1057 GPs' practices in two German federal states. The components include trainings for GPs and medical assistants on communication psychology, medical aspects, and organisational vaccination processes. The primary outcome influenza vaccination rate and the secondary outcomes vaccination uptake rate of other vaccinations as well as vaccine literacy of patients will be examined. The intervention will be evaluated in a mixed methods study with a controlled design. Survey data will be analysed descriptively and by using mean comparisons as well as multivariable multilevel analyses. The qualitative data will be analysed with qualitative content analysis. The secondary data will be analysed by using descriptive statistics, a pre-post comparison by performing mean comparisons, cluster analysis, and subgroup analyses. DISCUSSION: In this study, a complex intervention to improve vaccination rates in GP practices for the vaccinations recommended for people aged 60 years and older will be implemented and evaluated. Additionally, improvements in patients' vaccine-related health literacy and knowledge, and patients' intention to get vaccinated are expected. The mixed methods design can deliver results that can be used to improve preventive health care for elderly people and to gain more knowledge on vaccination uptake and the intervention's effectiveness.
trial registrationTrial registration number: DRKS00027252 (retrospectively registered).
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