Consistency of self-reported and documented historical influenza vaccination status of US healthcare workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare personnel (HCP) are a priority group for annual influenza vaccination. Few studies have assessed the validity of recall of prior influenza vaccination status among HCP, especially for more than one preceding season.

Methods

Using data from a randomized controlled trial of influenza vaccination among 947 HCP from two US healthcare systems, we assessed agreement between participant self-report and administrative record documentation of influenza vaccination status during the preceding five influenza seasons; kappa coefficients and sensitivity values were calculated. Administrative record documentation was considered the gold standard. Documented vaccination sources included electronic medical records, employee health records, outside immunization provider

SUBMITTER: Regan AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9343323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature