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Open Access 04-01-2024 | Influenza Vaccination | Original Paper

The Effect of a Quality Improvement Project on Improving Patients’ Willingness to Receive an Influenza Vaccination in the Emergency Department

Authors: Paola H. German, Mark Lazenby, Susanne Phillips, Angela Jun

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Abstract

The aim of this project was to increase willingness to receive the influenza vaccine to the optimal rate of ≥ 70%. Low acuity adult patients who visited an Emergency Department (ED) were assessed regarding their willingness to receive the influenza vaccine before and after an educational intervention that included a provider recommendation and an educational handout. A total of seventy-six patients (n = 76) were assessed. Patients’ willingness to receive the influenza vaccine rose from 29% pre-intervention to 72% post-intervention without disrupting the clinical flow in a busy ED. Similar vaccine educational strategies can be applied to influenza and other vaccines in EDs to increase vaccination willingness in patients, including those who use the ED as a primary point of contact for healthcare, decreasing the burden of influenza illness in the community.

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Title: The Effect of a Quality Improvement Project on Improving Patients’ Willingness to Receive an Influenza Vaccination in the Emergency Department
Authors: Paola H. German
Mark Lazenby
Susanne Phillips
Angela Jun
Publication date: 04-01-2024
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Influenza Vaccination
Vaccination
Influenza
Triage
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-023-01574-2

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