Inadequate knowledge of pneumococcal vaccine of nursing home healthcare workers affects the pneumococcal vaccination uptake of older adults in nursing homes

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Aug;61(8):1429-30. doi: 10.1111/jgs.12384.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Culture
  • Female
  • Health Behavior
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
  • Health Personnel*
  • Health Promotion*
  • Homes for the Aged*
  • Hong Kong
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nursing Homes*
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Pneumococcal Vaccines / adverse effects
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / mortality
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / prevention & control*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances

  • Pneumococcal Vaccines