TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlates of seasonal flu vaccination among U.S. home health aides
AU - Caban-Martinez, Alberto Juan
AU - Arlinghaus, Anna
AU - Reme, Silje E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding support to accomplish the research was largely provided by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) grant T32 AR055885 (PI: Katz) to the Clinical Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Education and Training (COMET) Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health (Trainee: Dr. Caban-Martinez) and the Harvard School of Public Health – Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program (Trainees: Dr. Arlinghaus and Dr. Reme).
PY - 2013/1/2
Y1 - 2013/1/2
N2 - Introduction: Home health aides (HAs) receive limited training and reach many older patient populations highly susceptible to influenza virus. We sought to examine socio-demographic correlates of seasonal flu vaccination receipt among HAs. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey, a nationally representative sample of HAs reporting on occupational status, job and demographic characteristics and receipt of seasonal flu vaccine (n=3377). Results: Seasonal flu vaccine receipt was low among all types of HAs (43.9%). After adjustment for socio-demographic indicators (i.e. age, gender, race and health insurance), home health, home care, hospice and personal care attendants were significantly less likely to report receiving seasonal flu vaccine as compared to licensed nursing assistants (adjusted odds ratio, AOR. =0.42, 95% CI [0.20-0.85]; 0.41, [0.17-0.99]; 0.50, [0.26-0.97], and 0.53, [0.26-0.99], respectively). Conclusion: Targeted effective vaccination campaigns are needed to improve vaccination rates among home health aides.
AB - Introduction: Home health aides (HAs) receive limited training and reach many older patient populations highly susceptible to influenza virus. We sought to examine socio-demographic correlates of seasonal flu vaccination receipt among HAs. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2007 U.S. National Home Health Aide Survey, a nationally representative sample of HAs reporting on occupational status, job and demographic characteristics and receipt of seasonal flu vaccine (n=3377). Results: Seasonal flu vaccine receipt was low among all types of HAs (43.9%). After adjustment for socio-demographic indicators (i.e. age, gender, race and health insurance), home health, home care, hospice and personal care attendants were significantly less likely to report receiving seasonal flu vaccine as compared to licensed nursing assistants (adjusted odds ratio, AOR. =0.42, 95% CI [0.20-0.85]; 0.41, [0.17-0.99]; 0.50, [0.26-0.97], and 0.53, [0.26-0.99], respectively). Conclusion: Targeted effective vaccination campaigns are needed to improve vaccination rates among home health aides.
KW - Disparities
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Flu vaccination
KW - Home health aides
KW - National Home Health Aide Survey
KW - Survey
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.10.108
DO - 10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.10.108
M3 - Article
C2 - 23146678
AN - SCOPUS:84871369731
VL - 31
SP - 287
EP - 290
JO - Vaccine
JF - Vaccine
SN - 0264-410X
IS - 2
ER -