NDLI: A complex intervention on vaccination uptake among older adults (≥ 60 years) in Germany – a study protocol with a mixed methods design

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Author	Uthoff, Sarah A. K. Zinkevich, Anna Franiel, Dominika Below, Maike Splieth, Helene Iwen, Julia Biedermann, Marc Heinemeier, Dorothee Ansmann, Lena
Abstract	Background The current uptake of many vaccinations recommended for persons aged 60 and older is unsatisfactory in Germany. Lack of confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccinations, lack of knowledge and insecurities about possible side effects, and numerous pragmatic barriers are just some of the reasons to be mentioned. General practitioners (GPs) play a central role in the vaccination process. Therefore, effective interventions in this context are needed to address the various barriers and improve the vaccination uptake rates. Methods A complex intervention will be implemented and evaluated in 1057 GPs’ practices in two German federal states. The components include trainings for GPs and medical assistants on communication psychology, medical aspects, and organisational vaccination processes. The primary outcome influenza vaccination rate and the secondary outcomes vaccination uptake rate of other vaccinations as well as vaccine literacy of patients will be examined. The intervention will be evaluated in a mixed methods study with a controlled design. Survey data will be analysed descriptively and by using mean comparisons as well as multivariable multilevel analyses. The qualitative data will be analysed with qualitative content analysis. The secondary data will be analysed by using descriptive statistics, a pre-post comparison by performing mean comparisons, cluster analysis, and subgroup analyses. Discussion In this study, a complex intervention to improve vaccination rates in GP practices for the vaccinations recommended for people aged 60 years and older will be implemented and evaluated. Additionally, improvements in patients’ vaccine-related health literacy and knowledge, and patients’ intention to get vaccinated are expected. The mixed methods design can deliver results that can be used to improve preventive health care for elderly people and to gain more knowledge on vaccination uptake and the intervention’s effectiveness. Trial registration Trial registration number: DRKS00027252 (retrospectively registered).
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ISSN	27314553
DOI	10.1186/s12875-023-02101-w
Journal	BMC Primary Care
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	24
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2023-07-15
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	General Practice Family Medicine Primary Care Medicine Preventive health Elderly care Vaccination uptake Primary care Influenza vaccination
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Family Practice
Journal Impact Factor	3.2/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	3.3/2023

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