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Mistrust and fears of risk keep elderly from influenza vaccination.
2004 FEB 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fears of potential risk and mistrust of the medical system keep elderly people from obtaining influenza vaccination.
"Influenza and its related illnesses remain a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the elderly worldwide. The current influenza vaccine campaign in the U.K. is only a partial success despite annual costly publicity campaigns. The aim of this study was to explore the influences on decision making by elderly people for influenza vaccine uptake," scientists writing in the journal Health Education Research report.
"Twenty patients age 75 years and over were purposively selected from those eligible for influenza vaccination in an inner city general practice in England," stated Rosie Telford and Anne Rogers at the Rusholme Health Centre in Manchester, England. "In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 10 patients who accepted and 10 who refused the vaccine. Those interviewed were concerned about maintaining their health, and had a good understanding of influenza, its transmission and prevention."
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Source: HighBeam Research, Mistrust and fears of risk keep elderly from influenza vaccination.