title: [Understanding of pneumococcal vaccination in patients with chronic respiratory diseases].
abstract: Pneumococcal vaccination is still rare in Japan. To evaluate understanding concerning the vaccination, we employed a questionnaire answered by patients aged over 60 with chronic respiratory diseases from August to October 2002. Only 286 (18%) of the 1595 patients already knew of the existence of the vaccine, and 999 (64%) patients wanted to be vaccinated. That season, 717 (43%) patients were actually vaccinated. Patients with chronic respiratory failure, those who had contracted pulmonary infections in the previous year, those over 70 year-old, and male patients tended to be vaccinated. Although elderly and high-risk patients are recommended to be vaccinated, the pneumococcal vaccination rates in those patients was low. Campaigns for vaccination are needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Disease, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Center.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanuki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshiike
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: Masamiti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyazawa
authors.forename: Nobumasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakemizu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D012120:Respiration Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines