The Cost of Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Influenza vaccination rates remain below Healthy People 2020 goals. This project sought to systematically review economic evaluations of healthcare-based quality improvement interventions for improving influenza vaccination uptake among general populations and healthcare workers.

Evidence acquisition

The databases MEDLINE, Econlit, Centre for Reviews & Dissemination, Greylit, and Worldcat were searched in July 2016 for papers published from January 2004 to July 2016. Eligible studies evaluated efforts by bodies within the healthcare system to encourage influenza vaccination by means of an organizational or structural change. For each study, program costs per enrollee and per additional enrollee vaccinated were derived (excluding vaccine costs, standardized to 2017 U.

SUBMITTER: Anderson LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5788040 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature