Studies of influenza vaccination among elderly nursing home residents

Abstract

We conducted a questionnaire survey of influenza vaccination among elderly nursing home residents, and investigated the actual condition and the view of vaccination of elderly people. There was 272 elderly residents in Nagoya-shi, Kouseiin Medical Welfare Center, they were classified into the bed ridden group; 195cases (71.7%) according to the independence in activities of daily living, and 132cases (48.5%) were evaluated as the disturbance of community ability group. The number of vaccination in 2002/2003 was 163 residents (59.9%). When the vaccination group (163cases) was compared with the non-vaccination group (109cases), it becomes clear that the later has much bedridden or dementia. The reply of questionnaire was obtained from 139 cases (51.1%) among 272 residents. As a reason of the residents who received vaccine, a prevention was 70.2%, mostly over whelmingly. The following were 17.0% of a custom of annual vaccination, and the recommendation by doctor and family were 5.3% and 3.2%, respectively. The main reasons for having not received a vaccine was inability of recoganization 22.2%. The afraid of adverse reaction or allergy, the ache of a injection was following 17.8%, respectively. In order to raise the rate of the vaccination in elderly nursing home residents, we should make into consideration that the educational campaign of the safety of vaccine and how to develop motivation for vaccination to the elderly with cognitive decline.