Journal article
Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of older adults about pneumococcal immunization, a Public Health Agency of Canada/Canadian Institutes of Health Research Influenza Research Network (PCIRN) investigation
Abstract
BackgroundFewer Canadian seniors are vaccinated against pneumococcal disease than receive the influenza vaccine annually. Improved understanding of factors influencing pneumococcal vaccination among older adults is needed to improve vaccine uptake.MethodsA self-administered survey measuring knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours about pneumococcal vaccination was administered to a cohort of seniors participating in a clinical trial of …
Authors
Schneeberg A; Bettinger JA; McNeil S; Ward BJ; Dionne M; Cooper C; Coleman B; Loeb M; Rubinstein E; McElhaney J
Journal
BMC Public Health, Vol. 14, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2014
DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-14-442
ISSN
1472-698X