Influenza, Influenza, Human, Influenza-like Illness
Conditions
Keywords
Influenza, Vaccine, Vaccination, Nursing Home, Respiratory-Related Hospitalizations
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if different influenza vaccines produce different outcomes in nursing facility residents receiving the required annual influenza vaccination.
Detailed description
This study will enroll facilities who participated in the adjuvanted influenza vaccine study in 2016-2017 to document the vaccine choice for the 2017-2018 influenza season through a survey. Additional facilities will be enrolled that did not participate to answer a survey responding to questions regarding the vaccine choice for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 flu season. Both groups will also gather information on vaccination rates for residents and staff, policies and procedures, and influenza outbreaks. The facility will complete a profile and answer questions regarding influenza vaccination in their facilities for the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 flu seasons. The study team will obtain data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in 2019 to determine the study outcomes. None of the data used in the analysis will be linked to individual residents in facilities.
Interventions
Facilities will be asked to complete a survey to evaluate the impact of the influenza vaccine choice on hospitalization risk for the 2017-2018 influenza season.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Participated in the Adjuvanted Influenza Vaccination and Morbidity and Mortality in U.S. Nursing Homes study * OR * Long-term care facilities within 75 miles of one of the 121 cities that serve as CDC surveillance sites
Exclusion criteria
* Facilities having fewer than 50 long-stay residents * Hospital based facilities * Facilities with more than 20% of the population under age 65 * Facilities not submitting Minimum Data Set (MDS) data
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization for all causes | up to 1 year | Time to first occurrence of hospitalization for all-causes. |
Countries
United States