naa a22 4500 510740596 CHVBK 20180411083026.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11845-013-0919-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11845-013-0919-9 Not written, not done: are we identifying elderly at-risk patients for pneumococcal vaccination? [Elektronische Daten] [W. Macken, H. Macken, I. Callanan, M. Butler] Background: Pneumococcal disease, especially in its invasive form, is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, with the advent of vaccination, invasive disease is potentially avoidable. This study aimed to assess the documentation of pneumococcal vaccination status in elderly patients by healthcare professionals in a busy teaching hospital environment. Methods: One hundred and fifty-seven open (active) medical records of inpatients and outpatients aged over 65years were reviewed, to examine for evidence of documentation of pneumococcal vaccination status. Results: From the medical records, 338 patient encounters were studied. Overall, there was a mean of 2.4±1.2 indications for pneumococcal vaccination, with more indications in medical than in surgical patients (P=0.04). The rate of recording in respiratory outpatient clinics was 71.4% in comparison to 0% in other medical and surgical outpatient clinics. Overall the documentation rate was 2.1%. Conclusions: Only respiratory physicians had demonstrable evidence of actively asking about pneumococcal vaccination on a regular basis. There is considerable need for increased awareness among healthcare professionals and improvement in methods of recording vaccination status. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 2013 Pneumococcal nationallicence Vaccination nationallicence Indications nationallicence Documentation nationallicence Elderly nationallicence Macken W. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut Macken H. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut Callanan I. Department of Clinical Audit, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut Butler M. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/3(2013-09-01), 523-527 0021-1265 182:3<523 2013 182 11845 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-013-0919-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-013-0919-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Macken W. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Macken H. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Callanan I. Department of Clinical Audit, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Butler M. Department of Medicine, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/3(2013-09-01), 523-527 0021-1265 182:3<523 2013 182 11845 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer