Knowledge and Attitude of Older Adults Toward Common Cold, Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination | ||||
Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
Volume 10, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 333-342 PDF (738.85 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2023.340505 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nourhan Mohammed Elmahdy 1; Soad Abd Elhameed* 2; Heba ELfadawy 3 | ||||
1Gerontological nursing department, faculty of nursing, Mansoura university | ||||
2Professor of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
3Lecturer of Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Influenza virus is still one of the top ten most prevalent global diseases in the twenty-first century. Between 9.3 to 45 million people experience symptoms of influenza annually. Elders are highly vulnerable due to ageing immune systems and co-morbidities, representing for 90% of influenza-related deaths. Acute respiratory infections are the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, and cause over 4.25 million deaths each year. Aim: Assess knowledge and attitude of older adults toward common cold, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. Method: A descriptive, correlational research design was used with a convenient sample of 180 older adults. The study was carried out in the Geriatric outpatient clinics of Mansoura University specialized medical hospital and Mansoura specialized hospital and 3 tools were used to collect data, demographic data structured interview schedule, common cold, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination knowledge questionnaire and common cold, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination attitude questionnaire. Results: There was a significant positive correlation between knowledge, and attitude score (r= 0.196, p = <.05). Conclusion: The majority of the studied older adults had poor level of knowledge and negative attitude toward common cold, influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. Recommendations: Implementation of health educational program for older adults about the precaution of infection prevention for the influenza to improve their health status and the quality of life. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Knowledge; Attitude; Common Cold; Influenza Virus; Pneumococcal Vaccine; Older Adult | ||||
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