Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 9-2004
Journal Title
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Volume Number
16
Issue Number
9
First Page
402
Last Page
410
DOI
10.1111/j.1745-7599.2004.tb00390.x.
Version
Other: (please specify below)
Other Version(s)
Post print but with minor revisions (Jan 2021) to the final manuscript that was sent to publisher in 2004. Changes include a revised title.
Disciplines
Diseases | Family Medicine | Family Practice Nursing | Geriatric Nursing | Infectious Disease | Interprofessional Education | Medical Education | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing | Nursing Administration | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care | Public Health and Community Nursing | Respiratory Tract Diseases | Virus Diseases
Abstract
Purpose
To describe and compare patient perceived barriers and motivators and decision-making conflict between two groups of hospitalized patients, those who receive flu vaccines and those who do not.
Data Sources
Data collection during 2003 included extracting data from databases and mailing two surveys to 436 discharged patients. One hundred eight (108) patients participated in the study.
Conclusions
Top barriers included fear of side effects from vaccine (35%) and fear of contracting the flu (30%). Top motivators for obtaining a flu vaccine included previous vaccination (93%) and provider recommendation (62%). Barriers, motivators and patient decisional conflict differed depending upon patient vaccination status.
Implications for Practice
Given the potential negative consequences of contracting the flu, prevention is the best strategy. Prevention is contingent upon motivating patients to obtain an annual flu vaccine. Recommending flu vaccinations, offering vaccinations in convenient locations free of charge and discussing perceived barriers with patients may increase vaccinations among high-risk patients. Helping to clarify the advantages and disadvantages from the patient’s perspective may decrease decisional conflict and increase vaccination rates.
Digital USD Citation
Mayo, Ann M. RN, DNSc, FAAN and Cobler, Steffanie R. NP, "Revisiting Vaccine Hesitancy, Barriers and Motivators to Obtaining a Flu Vaccine in a New COVID-19 Pandemic World" (2004). School of Nursing and Health Science: Faculty Scholarship. 32.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/nursing_facpub/32
Included in
Family Medicine Commons, Family Practice Nursing Commons, Geriatric Nursing Commons, Infectious Disease Commons, Interprofessional Education Commons, Nursing Administration Commons, Preventive Medicine Commons, Primary Care Commons, Public Health and Community Nursing Commons, Respiratory Tract Diseases Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Notes
This manuscript reflects minor changes made in 2021, including a revised title, to the final version of the manuscript sent to the journal publisher in 2004.
The original 2004 version, titled "Flu Vaccines and Patient Decision Making: What We Need to Know" is attached as an additional file.
Original 2004 publication citation:
Mayo, A. & Cobler, S. (2004). Flu Vaccines and Patient Decision Making: What We Need to Know. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 16(9), 402-410. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-7599.2004.tb00390.x