title: [Pneumococcal vaccination in general practice].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The prevalence of invasive pneumococcal disease, which is depending on risk factors and comorbidities, is increasing over the age of 50 years. Most developed countries have recommendations but vaccination rates remain low.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the general practitioners' daily practice in relation to pneumococcal vaccination and analyse the effect of informing the subjects about the importance of pneumococcal vaccination on vaccination routine.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects over 50 years of age vaccinated against influenza during the 2012/2013 campaign were informed about the importance of pneumococcal vaccination and asked to fill in a questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 4000 subjects, 576 asked for a prescription of pneumococcal vaccine (16.5% of females and 11.6% of males, OR 1.67 CI 95% 1.37-2.04, p<0.001) and 310 were vaccinated. The mean age of females and males was 70.95 and 69.8 years, respectively (OR 1.01; CI 95% 1.00-1.02; p<0.05). Information given by physicians resulted in 33,6% prescription rate, while in case it was 8% when nurses provided information (OR 6.33; CI 95% 5.23-7.67; p<0.001). As an effect of this study the vaccination rate was 6.3 times higher than in the previous year campaign (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  General practitioners are more effective in informing subjects about the importance of vaccination than nurses. Campaign can raise the vaccination rate significantly.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvosi Tanszék Budapest Kútvölgyi út 4. 1125.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vajer
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvosi Tanszék Budapest Kútvölgyi út 4. 1125.
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tamás
authors.affiliation: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, PPK Személyiség- és Egészségpszichológiai Tanszék Budapest.
authors.forename: Róbert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urbán
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvosi Tanszék Budapest Kútvölgyi út 4. 1125.
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torzsa
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Családorvosi Tanszék Budapest Kútvölgyi út 4. 1125.
authors.forename: László
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kalabay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015897:Comorbidity; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014611:Vaccination
chemical_list: D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines
keywords: attitude; attitűd; családorvos; general practice; pneumococcal vaccines; pneumococcusvakcináció; vaccination; vakcináció