Improving vaccination uptake among older adults (= 60 years)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Vaccination uptake of influenza vaccination in population aged 60 and olderVaccination uptake of further recommended vaccinations for people aged 60 and older: pneumococci, herpes zoster, revaccinations (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), COVID-19Vaccine literacyVaccination behaviour and intention Knowledge about influenza and pneumococci

• Registration Number: DRKS00027252
• Lead Sponsor: Verband der Ersatzkassen e. V. (vdek), Abteilung Ambulante Versorgung,

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2114

Inclusion Criteria

To be included in the evaluation, the physician must be a general practitioner, must be based in one of the participating associations of statutory health insurance physicians and must have vaccinated at least 10 patients aged 60 years or older who are insured with a substitute health insurance fund within one year.
Patients are included if they are insured by a substitute insurance fund, are aged 60 or older and are treated by a GP who meets the inclusion criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who do not have sufficient German language skills or cognitive abilities to complete the questionnaire will be excluded from the survey.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Influenza vaccination uptake rate:<br><br>GPs' accounting data from 7 quarters after the start of the intervention are available for analysis (07/01/2022 - 03/31/2024).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vaccination uptake rate for the other vaccinations recommended by the STIKO for persons aged 60 and older (pneumococci, herpes zoster, COVID-19 and revaccinations against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis) and vaccine literacy