Does education effect the rates of prophylactic vaccination in elderly diabetics?

Highlights • Vaccination rates were established to be very low in geriatric group. • The reason for this low rates were assessed as educational defects. • The most frequent reasons for avoiding vaccination were not to feel a need for vaccination and not to be informed about vaccination. • After bein...

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Published in:Diabetes research and clinical practice 2016-10, Vol.120, p.117-123
Main Authors: Altay, Mustafa, Ateş, İhsan, Altay, Fatma Aybala, Kaplan, Mustafa, Akça, Ömer, Özkara, Adem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus - prevention & control
Elderly
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Patient Education as Topic
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Retrospective Studies
Vaccination
Vaccination - utilization
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Summary:Highlights • Vaccination rates were established to be very low in geriatric group. • The reason for this low rates were assessed as educational defects. • The most frequent reasons for avoiding vaccination were not to feel a need for vaccination and not to be informed about vaccination. • After being educated about the topic, vaccination rates increased about 3-9 fold.
ISSN:0168-8227
1872-8227
DOI:10.1016/j.diabres.2016.08.002