Correlation between family physician's direct advice and pneumococcal vaccination intention and behavior among the elderly in Japan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccination is an important element of health maintenance in family medicine. The 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) is highly recommended for the elderly, but its uptake is low in Japan. Primary care system remains under development and preventive services tend to be neglected in the Japanese medical practice. The study aims to investigate the association between family physician's recommendations for PPSV23 during outpatient care and PPSV23 vaccination intention and behavior in the elderly.

Method

We conducted a cross-sectional study with a questionnaire at a family medicine clinic in a rural area in Japan. The participants were over the age of 65 without dementia who had maintained a continuity with the clinic. The questionnaire inquired PPS

SUBMITTER: Higuchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6123972 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature