However, the factors promoting vaccination uptake or their relationship with the quality of primary care have not yet been investigated.
In this study, researchers led by the University of Tsukuba examined the association between patient experience (PX, events experienced by patients during primary care), an indicator of the quality of primary care, and herpes zoster vaccination (live attenuated varicella vaccine) in elderly patients aged ≥65 years who regularly received primary care. They examined the association between PX and vaccination with the herpes zoster vaccine (live attenuated varicella vaccine).
This study alone cannot directly prove a cause-and-effect relationship. However, the study findings suggest that physicians recommending VZV vaccination after providing adequate services needed by patients during primary care may improve shingles vaccine coverage.
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Reference :
- Association Between Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccination and Patient Experience in Elderly Japanese Outpatients – (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/21501319231192760)
Source: Eurekalert
