Verbesserung der Influenza-Impfquote bei medizinischem Personal durch die individualisierte Kampagne "STOP-Influenza" in einem Universitätsklinikum

Aim: Health care workers (HCW) can be infected by the influenza virus, but they also risk infecting their patients. This study examined the reasons for the lack of acceptance of this vaccination and various measures taken to increase influenza vaccination rates among health care workers at a university hospital. Any changes in vaccination patterns were then to be documented. Collective and method: A questionnaire was used in 2009 to record the influenza vaccination rates of HCW and their reasons for non-immunisation. The following year an information campaign was initiated with a second questionnaire for HCW. This campaign included presentations, discussions, individualised e-mails and mass communication with posters and information brochures. The evaluation related to age, occupational groups, gender and vaccination rate. Results: 32 % of 300 of the HCW answered the first questionnaire during the influenza season from October to March. 63 % of 620 employees answered the second questionnaire the following year. The opinion that vaccination offers ineffective protection decreased from 35.4 % to 12.2 %. The proportion of vaccinated persons rose from 30.5 % to 41.7 %. The reasons for non-participation in vaccination, such as "forgot", "no time" and "fear of side effects", were stated less frequently. The information from the hospital about the influenza vaccination was also considered to be significantly better in the second questionnaire (8.4 % / 16.7 %). Conclusions: A targeted, personalised information campaign can improve influenza vaccination rates and significantly reduce reservations if it is incorporated into routine hospital procedures in an easily accessible way.