[Impact of an anti-flu vaccination strategy for prevention of cardiovascular diseases].
BACKGROUND
To evaluate the impact in the coverage of the cardiovascular diseases prevention service (PECV) after modifying the flu vaccination campaign (VAG) strategy.


OBJECTIVE
to assess how this strategy affected the vaccine coverage against the flu and pneumococcus (VAN).


METHODS
A before-after experimental study with a control group, carried out in the Campamento Health Centre (Madrid), with a population over 14 years old with indications for receiving VAG. An appointment was made for each patient who came during the morning shift (intervention group), with their reference nurse, to be vaccinated and to update the PECV service.


METHODS
afternoon shift, vaccination as in previous years (appointments were arranged for patients on a specific VAG/VAN date, attended by a different nurse each day). The coverage of the PECV service was measured in both groups before and after the 2007 campaign. As well as the VAG and VAN coverage in the 2006 campaign, and before-after in 2007.


RESULTS
The PECV Service increased by 2.6% in the intervention group, which was more than 3 times that of the control group. In the first group, the VAG coverage was 10 points higher and for VAN, the intervention group vaccinated was almost double that of the control group. The intervention group also shows an improvement when comparing the groups in 2006 and 2007.


CONCLUSIONS
Individualised VAG strategy using a reference nurse increases vaccination uptake and also helps to improve health care aimed at preventing cardiovascular diseases.
García Vallejo
Raúl
R
Enfermería Comunitaria (UCM). CS Campamento, Area 7 AP (SERMAS), Madrid, Spain. rgv_33@hotmail.com
Lázaro Marí
M Paz
MP
Quintana Bravo
M Angeles
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017589:Immunization Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013030:Spain; D014505:Urban Population; D014611:Vaccination / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines