title: Requiring elderly patients to give signed consent for influenza vaccine. Does it affect acceptance?
abstract: This study aimed to determine whether requiring signed consent before influenza vaccination affected vaccine acceptance by elderly patients. Previous influenza vaccination was determined by chart review. All subjects agreed to sign the consent. Requiring signed consent did not affect influenza vaccine acceptance in this population. Mailed reminder letters and information packages in patients' charts significantly increased vaccination rates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, North York, Ont.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D032962:Consent Forms; D035061:Control Groups; D004522:Educational Status; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines