Vaccinations remain the most e ective way of preventing infection, disease, and mortality.Public health institutions consequently recommend vaccines to target groups, including healthcareworkers, who are considered to be more at risk of exposure and transmission. The aim of thiscross-sectional study is to assess, through the administration of a questionnaire, the nursing sta ’sknowledge and attitude towards recommended vaccinations, and to explore the e ects of a trainingcourse (carried out according to the academic detailing methodology) aimed at increasing operators’knowledge and outreach on recommended vaccinations among healthcare workers. A total of 85HCWs (30 nursing coordinators and 55 nurses) completed the questionnaire. Results demonstrate ahigher rate of agreement towards vaccinations in nursing sta answers (75%), if compared with resultsof other studies (62–63%). Statistically significant di erences between nursing coordinators and nursescan be found. Regarding vaccination attitudes, nursing coordinators agreed in 86% of the answers onhealthcare workers’ vaccination vs 70% of nurses (p < 0.001). Considering immunization for influenza,57% of nursing coordinators vs 18% of nurses reported for vaccination (p < 0.001). Educationalprograms, carried out according to academic detailing methods, could impact on vaccination attitudesand raise awareness about recommended vaccinations among healthcare workers. The questionnaireis a useful tool for investigating nursing sta knowledge and attitudes towards vaccinations, and toimplement strategies to promoting vaccinations among healthcare workers.
Improving Nursing Staff Attitudes toward Vaccinations through Academic Detailing: The HProImmune Questionnaire as a Tool for Medical Management
Galletti C;
2019-01-01
Abstract
Vaccinations remain the most e ective way of preventing infection, disease, and mortality.Public health institutions consequently recommend vaccines to target groups, including healthcareworkers, who are considered to be more at risk of exposure and transmission. The aim of thiscross-sectional study is to assess, through the administration of a questionnaire, the nursing sta ’sknowledge and attitude towards recommended vaccinations, and to explore the e ects of a trainingcourse (carried out according to the academic detailing methodology) aimed at increasing operators’knowledge and outreach on recommended vaccinations among healthcare workers. A total of 85HCWs (30 nursing coordinators and 55 nurses) completed the questionnaire. Results demonstrate ahigher rate of agreement towards vaccinations in nursing sta answers (75%), if compared with resultsof other studies (62–63%). Statistically significant di erences between nursing coordinators and nursescan be found. Regarding vaccination attitudes, nursing coordinators agreed in 86% of the answers onhealthcare workers’ vaccination vs 70% of nurses (p < 0.001). Considering immunization for influenza,57% of nursing coordinators vs 18% of nurses reported for vaccination (p < 0.001). Educationalprograms, carried out according to academic detailing methods, could impact on vaccination attitudesand raise awareness about recommended vaccinations among healthcare workers. The questionnaireis a useful tool for investigating nursing sta knowledge and attitudes towards vaccinations, and toimplement strategies to promoting vaccinations among healthcare workers.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
