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Background We sought to characterize how the term “missed opportunities” is reported in the literature in the context of immunization rates and to assess how missed opportunities can be operationalized.
Natalia Loskutova +5 more
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Pneumococcal vaccination rates remain sub-optimal in high-risk adult populations. This analysis quantified “missed opportunities,” defined as number of healthcare encounters in unvaccinated patients who are recommended to be vaccinated. The 2015 National
Omotola Olasupo +2 more
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This study aimed to explore the contextual factors that may be associated with missed opportunities for vaccination (MOV) from the perspectives of healthcare providers and caregivers attending primary healthcare facilities in the Cape Town Metro Health ...
Chukwudi A. Nnaji +8 more
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Missed Opportunities to Vaccinate Older Adults in Primary Care [PDF]
During the 2000 to 2001 influenza season, distribution of influenza vaccine was delayed, and national self-reported vaccination rates declined. The purposes of this study were to characterize missed opportunities for adult vaccinations and assess the impact of the vaccine delay on missed opportunities for influenza vaccination as recorded in medical ...
Mary Patricia, Nowalk +3 more
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine 3-dose completion rates among adolescent females in the US are low. Missed opportunities impede HPV vaccination coverage.
Deanna Kepka +5 more
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Vaccination of Oncology Patients: An Effective Tool and an Opportunity Not to Be Missed [PDF]
The manuscript by Xu et al., published in this issue of The Oncologist, examining the use of influenza vaccination in cancer patients undergoing active treatment is reviewed.
Camille N, Kotton, Mark C, Poznansky
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Background Improvement of preventive services for adults can be achieved by opportunistic or organised methods in primary care. The unexploited opportunities of these approaches were estimated by our investigation.
János Sándor +5 more
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Identifying Missed Opportunities for the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13) [PDF]
Background: The recommendation for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in adults 65 years and older is recent, and the dosing schedule of PCV13 and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) can be complex in this population. Objective: The authors assessed the rate of PCV13 immunization in patients 65 years of age and older and identified
Lauren, Jindracek, Jennifer E, Stark
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Vaccination coverage in Ecuador has decreased since 2013, falling short of the World Health Organization’s vaccination goal. There are several causes for this deficiency in coverage, one of these are lost vaccination opportunities, which are caused when ...
Felipe Andrade-Guerrero +8 more
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