Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients
Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to infections. Despite the positive effect of vaccinations, the implementation of this method of prophylaxis is low. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of flu vacc...
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| author | Ada Gawryś Tomasz Gołębiowski Dorota Zielińska Hanna Augustyniak-Bartosik Magdalena Kuriata-Kordek Leszek Szenborn Magdalena Krajewska |
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| description | Background: Hemodialysis (HD) patients have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to infections. Despite the positive effect of vaccinations, the implementation of this method of prophylaxis is low. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of flu vaccination among HD patients of two different dialysis centers. Methods: A total of 193 patients (mean age 63.6 years), who voluntarily agreed to participate in an anonymous survey related to influenza vaccination, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Results: A total of 45% of patients declared that they took regular, annual flu vaccination. In this group, 87.4% believed that vaccinations were effective. This opinion strongly correlated with the frequency of regular vaccinations (r = 0.56, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression revealed that this opinion is an independent predictor of regular vaccinations with adjusted OR 9.86 (95% CI 4.36, 22.33). Groups of patients who had been irregularly or never vaccinated reject vaccinations for the following reasons: fear of adverse events—29.2%, conviction that vaccination was ineffective—26.4%, and lack of information about vaccination—22.6%. Conclusion: Knowledge among HD patients about the benefits of vaccinations is poor. Therefore, educational activities are required. Active vaccination promotion and education of patients rejecting this method of prevention play a key role in improving standards of care for HD patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f3390fd5406b499d8340923bc9f467ae2023-12-03T14:14:09ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2021-01-01927710.3390/vaccines9020077Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis PatientsAda Gawryś0Tomasz Gołębiowski1Dorota Zielińska2Hanna Augustyniak-Bartosik3Magdalena Kuriata-Kordek4Leszek Szenborn5Magdalena Krajewska6Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-368 Wrocław, PolandDepartment of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, PolandBackground: Hemodialysis (HD) patients have an increased risk of morbidity and mortality due to infections. Despite the positive effect of vaccinations, the implementation of this method of prophylaxis is low. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of flu vaccination among HD patients of two different dialysis centers. Methods: A total of 193 patients (mean age 63.6 years), who voluntarily agreed to participate in an anonymous survey related to influenza vaccination, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Results: A total of 45% of patients declared that they took regular, annual flu vaccination. In this group, 87.4% believed that vaccinations were effective. This opinion strongly correlated with the frequency of regular vaccinations (r = 0.56, <i>p</i> < 0.01). Multivariate logistic regression revealed that this opinion is an independent predictor of regular vaccinations with adjusted OR 9.86 (95% CI 4.36, 22.33). Groups of patients who had been irregularly or never vaccinated reject vaccinations for the following reasons: fear of adverse events—29.2%, conviction that vaccination was ineffective—26.4%, and lack of information about vaccination—22.6%. Conclusion: Knowledge among HD patients about the benefits of vaccinations is poor. Therefore, educational activities are required. Active vaccination promotion and education of patients rejecting this method of prevention play a key role in improving standards of care for HD patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/2/77hemodialysisvaccinationsinfections |
| spellingShingle | Ada Gawryś Tomasz Gołębiowski Dorota Zielińska Hanna Augustyniak-Bartosik Magdalena Kuriata-Kordek Leszek Szenborn Magdalena Krajewska Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients Vaccines hemodialysis vaccinations infections |
| title | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Flu Vaccination in Hemodialysis Patients |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices of flu vaccination in hemodialysis patients |
| topic | hemodialysis vaccinations infections |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/2/77 |
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