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Flu vaccines getting community to take it and employees Literature review
n nursing practice, accurate identification and application of research is essential to achieving successful outcomes. The ability to articulate research data and summarize relevant content supports the student's ability to further develop and synthesize the assignments that constitute the components of the capstone project.
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For this assignment, provide a synopsis of the review of the research literature. Using the "Literature Evaluation Table," determine the level and strength of the evidence for each of the eight research articles you have selected. The articles should be current (within the last 5 years) and closely relate to the PICOT question developed earlier in this course. The articles may include quantitative research, descriptive analyses, longitudinal studies, or meta-analysis articles. A systematic review may be used to provide background information for the purpose or problem identified in the proposed capstone project.
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Flu vaccines getting community to take it and employees Literature review
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Flu vaccines getting community to take it and employees Literature review
Author | Research Questions/Aims | Design | Setting/Sample | Methods | Analysis | Key Findings | Recommendations | Link to EBP |
Lu et al. (2017) | The aim of this article was to analyse the knowledge and awareness with regards to the influenza vaccination recommendation and its early uptake between 2015-2016. | Quantitative research | National Internet Flu Survey (NIFS)/3301 adults aged 18 and over | A multivariable logistic regression model | According to the Advisory Committee in immunization practices, it is recommended that all individuals over 6 months old should get influenza vaccinations annually. However, this has not been keenly followed, leaving questions on how effective the message has been, and whether there are certain contributors to the low rates of uptake. | Very few people know that influenza vaccine is recommended for individuals aged over 6 months. A significant number of participants knew that influenza vaccines are recommended, but they had the wrong perception on the age group. Only a few adults had received the influenza vaccination | It is recommended that awareness campaigns be developed and implemented to ensure that more individuals will better understand the vaccine and therefore increase its coverage. | This article links to evidence based practice since it promotes patient education on the flu vaccine based on research findings. |
Shrikrishna et al. (2015) | The study aims to investigate the attitude of the hospital staff with regards to flu vaccination so as to determine how it influences their decisions for getting vaccinated. | Quantitative research | NHS trusts/ 3059 staff members | An online survey | All NHS hospital staff in the UK are expected to get vaccinated to prevent them from getting the flu and transmitting it to patients while offering care. However, the uptake is still very low despite various campaigns and promotion activities that have been considered to try and get all healthcare workers to get vaccinated. | Although measures are being taken to improve the vaccine uptake, there is no difference between the vaccine uptake levels of the past and that of the present. | It is recommended that more needs to be done to improve the conveyance of the flu vaccination message. | The presence of a gap in the study shows that the article promotes evidence based practice since measures that will be taken will aim to fill this actual gap. |
De Bekker-Grob et al. (2018) | The aim of this study was to improve the amount of information available for patients and to facilitate the vaccination coverage that is in line with the goals set by EU and WHO. To quantify how vaccination and patient characteristics impact the uptake of the vaccine. | Quantitative research | The Dutch general population aged 60 years or older/ 1261 elderly respondents. | An online discrete choice experiment (DCE) | Five vaccination characteristics were analysed including; effectiveness, risk of adverse side effects, risk of mild side effects, duration of protection duration, and the absorption time. These factors were analysed to determine how they influence the uptake of the vaccines. | Vaccination and patient characteristics are both equal contributors to vaccine uptake. However, some will lead to increased uptake. | There are specific patient characteristics which trigger higher impacts on flu vaccine uptake. These should be the focus for policy makers and other practitioners who may use them for enhancing communication plans and sharing of information among the elderly aged 60 and above. | The article promotes evidence base practice by highlighting the areas of individual characteristics which lead to the highest effect. |
Rogers et al. (2018) | To assess public health students’ attitudes and beliefs towards the seasonal influenza vaccine and seasonal vaccination rates. | Cross-sectional study | A large public university in Southern California/ 158 undergraduate public health students | Survey | Public health practitioners represent the future of healthcare educators. That is why there is a need to assess their attitudes with regards to flu vaccine uptake. | Many students have been encouraged to take the vaccine, but only few actually receive it. Some believe that the vaccine will actually give them the flu and that there are serious side effects. | It is recommended that more information is needed to target the health students’ concerns with relation to the safety concerns and to increase the social pressure to get vaccinated. | The article contributes to EBP by highlighting the problems which are impacting the effective uptake of the flu vaccine. |
Vallee-Tourangeau et al. (2018) |
| Quantitative | NHS/ 784 frontline NHS healthcare workers with direct patient contact | Motors of influenza vaccination acceptance (MoVac-flu) and motors of engagement with vaccination advocacy (MovAd)
| A lot of steps have been taken to encourage the uptake of the flu vaccine. Unfortunately, this is yet to be achieved since the targeted population is not making any improvements in behaviour. | Decision to vaccinate was based on risk perception and vaccination advocacy owing to cognitive empowerment. | The cognitive empowerment construct is important for advancing how the healthcare workers make decisions to get vaccinated, and the resulting advocacy behaviour. It should be used in other setting to promote similar outcomes. | The article contributes significantly to evidence based practice since it considers possible reasons for low uptake of flu vaccine. It offers recommendation on how this can be improved. |
Hogan et al. (2019) | The aim of this article is to investigate the attitudes of hospital workers in relation to flu vaccination and how it influenced their decisions to get vaccinated. | Quantitative | Irish hospital/ 747 hospital workers | A questionnaire survey | Even though initiatives have been taken to encourage more health workers to get the vaccine, it is evident that there are factors preventing the intended outcome from being experienced. | People who took the vaccination believed that it would protect their family members, belief that they were highly at risk of catching the flu, a belief that all health workers should be vaccinated, ease of catching the flu while at work, and being encouraged by line managers to get vaccinated. | The barriers to getting the vaccine is what should be focused on so that individuals will have the right attitude to encourage uptake. | This article contributes to EBP since it highlights possible barriers and determines what needs to be done to overcome them. |
Maltz & Sarid (2020) | The aim of the study is to suggest and analyse a behavioural approach to increasing the uptake of seasonal vaccine. It considers a combination of behavioural effects that are triggered by a dominated option. | quantitative | Israeli/ 3271 adult population aged 18 to 65 years | Survey | By providing participants with timed options of either early or late, where the first option is more attractive, more individuals would be expected to get the vaccine due to the benefit associated with it. | The findings show that individuals preferred the early option for vaccine uptake since it was free, as compared to the late option that was costly. | Incentives have been found to positively trigger behaviour of participants. The same should be applied in the real world so that more people can get vaccinated before the flu season. | Another idea has been introduced and supported by findings in this article. Therefore, it is an EBP contributor as the information can be related to the actual environment. |
Makarovs & Achterberg (2017) | The aim of the paper was to address the problem of public acceptance of vaccinations. It focuses on the importance of education in the uptake of vaccines.
| Qualitative | Modern post-industrial nations /Overall population | Beck's reflexive modernization and Roger's protection motivation theories | The environment and level of education determines whether or not an individual will engage in vaccine uptake. This relates to the sceptical attitudes related to science. | There exists educational differences in vaccination against seasonal flu which is contextual upon how reflexive the society is. | This educational difference should be addressed to ensure that both groups understand the importance and safety of the flu vaccine. | The article is important for EBP since it addresses a gap in literature that has not been highlighted by other scholars. |
References
De Bekker-Grob, E. et al. (2018). The impact of vaccination and patient characteristics on influenza vaccination uptake of elderly people: A discrete choice experiment. Vaccine, 36(11), 1467-1476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.01.054
Hogan, V. et al. (2019). Influenza vaccine uptake and attitudes of healthcare workers in Ireland. Occupational Medicine, 69(7), 494–499. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqz124
Lu, P. et al. (2017). Knowledge of influenza vaccination recommendation and early vaccination uptake during the 2015–16 season among adults aged ≥18 years – United States. Vaccine, 35(38), 4346-4354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.06.074
Makarovs, K., & Achterberg, P. (2017). Contextualizing educational differences in “vaccination uptake”: A thirty nation survey. Social Science & Medicine, 188, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.039
Maltz, A., & Sarid, A. (2020). Attractive Flu Shot: A Behavioral Approach to Increasing Influenza Vaccination Uptake Rates. Society for Medical Decision Making, 40(6), 774-784. https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X20944190
Rogers, C.J., Bahr, K.O. & Benjamin, S.M. (2018). Attitudes and barriers associated with seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among public health students; a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 18, 1131. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6041-1
Shrikrishna, D., et al. (2015). Influenza vaccination for NHS staff: Attitudes and uptake. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. 2:e000079. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000079
Vallee-Tourangeau, G. et al. (2018). Motors of influenza vaccination uptake and vaccination advocacy in healthcare workers: Development and validation of two short scales. Vaccine, 36(44), 6540-6545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.08.025
