Impact of pharmacist interventions on immunisation uptake: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Under-utilisation of immunisation services remains a public health challenge. Pharmacists act as facilitators and increasingly as immunisers, yet relatively little robust evidence exists of the impact elicited on patient health outcome and vaccination uptake.

Objective

To evaluate the influence of pharmacist interventions on public vaccination rate.

Methods

SCOPUS, PubMed, and Web of Science were searched from inception to April 2023 to retrieve non- and randomised controlled clinical trials (RCTs). Studies were excluded if no comparator group to pharmacist involvement was reported. Data extraction, risk of bias assessments, and meta-analyses using random-effect models, were performed.

Results

Four RCTs and 15 non-RCTs, encompassing influenza, pneumo

SUBMITTER: Rahim MHA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775721 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature