Influenza knowledge and barriers to vaccination in immunosuppressed patients in the pediatric rheumatology clinic
Julia G. Harris, Leslie Favier, Jordan T. Jones, Maria Ibarra, Michael J. Holland, Emily Fox, Kelly Jensen, Ashley K. Sherman, Ashley M. Cooper · 2024
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Julia G Harris and eight co-authors survey why flu shots lag in children whose medicines suppress their immune systems. Their 2024 study comes from a pediatric rheumatology clinic where a quality drive had stalled at a seventy-two percent vaccination rate. Over two hundred patients and parents answered questions about recommendations, knowledge, and worries.
Most said the vaccine had been recommended, and nearly all knew the medicines raise infection risk. The gaps were specific: about a quarter feared the shot would flare the child's disease, a quarter believed it could cause flu, and a fifth doubted it works. Parents feared flares far more than patients did. Some respondents also misnamed flu's symptoms. The clinic acted on the findings, and the next season's weekly rate climbed to about eighty-five percent. The authors offer the barrier list as a template for other clinics.
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| CREATOR | Julia G. Harris, Leslie Favier, Jordan T. Jones, Maria Ibarra, Michael J. Holland, Emily Fox, Kelly Jensen, Ashley K. Sherman, Ashley M. Cooper |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |