THE CARE SPAN Despite Small Improvement, Black Nursing Home Residents Remain Less Likely Than Whites To Receive Flu Vaccine
THE CARE SPAN Despite Small Improvement, Black Nursing Home Residents Remain Less Likely Than Whites To Receive Flu Vaccine
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DOI：
10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0029
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发表时间：
2011-10-01
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影响因子：
9.7
通讯作者：
Mor, Vincent
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作者：
Cai, Shubing;Feng, Zhanlian;Mor, Vincent
疫苗接种是预防流感及其相关并发症和后果（包括住院和死亡）的关键因素。使用2006-09年的数据，我们发现养老院居民的疫苗接种率略有提高，特别是黑人。尽管如此，整体疫苗接种率仍远低于90%的高质量护理目标，黑人养老院居民接种疫苗的可能性仍低于白人。在同一设施中，黑人接种疫苗的可能性低于白人，并且更有可能生活在疫苗接种率较低的设施中。黑人也更有可能被注意到拒绝接种疫苗。需要制定战略，确保设施向所有居民提供疫苗接种，并使黑人居民及其家庭更容易接受疫苗接种。
Vaccination is a key deterrent to influenza and its related complications and outcomes, including hospitalization and death. Using 2006-09 data, we found a small improvement in vaccination rates among nursing home residents, particularly for blacks. Nonetheless, overall vaccination rates remained well below the 90 percent target for high-quality care, and black nursing home residents remained less likely to be vaccinated than whites. Blacks were less likely to be vaccinated than were whites in the same facility and were more likely to live in facilities with lower vaccination rates. Blacks were also more likely to be noted as refusing vaccination. Strategies are needed to ensure that facilities offer vaccination to all residents and to make vaccination more acceptable to black residents and their families.