The effectiveness of interventions to improve the seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses: A systematic review

作者：Paula Flanagan, Maura Dowling, Duygu Sezgin, Jolita Mereckiene, Louise Murphy, Martina Giltenane, Peter J. Carr, Georgina Gethin · 发表于：Journal of Infection Prevention · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1177/17571774231208115 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Influenza Virus Research Studies、Infection Control and Ventilation、Thermal Regulation in Medicine

Background: Seasonal influenza is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite annual recommendations, influenza vaccination uptake rates are disproportionately lower among nurses compared to other health care professionals, especially when compared to physicians. Nurses have an additional risk of exposure to influenza infection due to the nature of their work. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of interventions in increasing seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses. Methods: Evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to improve seasonal influenza vaccination uptake among nurses was systematically reviewed. A comprehensive search of six electronic databases and grey literature was undertaken. A minimum of two reviewers completed study selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment independently. Results: One hundred and thirty-four studies were identified of which one cluster randomised trial met the inclusion criteria. The results of the included study found the implementation of an intervention with multiple components increased nurses' seasonal influenza vaccination rates during a single influenza season in geriatric healthcare settings in France. As the evidence in this review was very limited, it was not possible to make recommendations regarding which interventions were effective at increasing the seasonal influenza vaccination rate for nurses. Conclusion: This systematic review highlights a lack of high-quality studies that a...