Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Unit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5456, USA.
Prev Med. 2011 Dec;53(6):421-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.013. Epub 2011 Oct 6.
To explore influenza-related information needs of primary care providers, given expanded influenza vaccine recommendations and new influenza vaccine products.
A cross-sectional, mailed survey of a national sample of primary care physicians (family physicians, general internists, pediatricians), conducted in July-October 2010. The overall response rate was 70%.
Among respondents who offer immunizations, almost all expected to provide injectable influenza vaccine for the 2010-11 influenza season, while only pediatricians planned wide use of intranasal vaccine. The information needs most frequently rated as high priority were subpopulations to prioritize if vaccine supply is limited and use of a higher dose formulation for the elderly. Most physicians who do not currently use intranasal vaccine rated that topic as a low priority.
Primary care providers have a number of high-priority information needs related to influenza vaccination. However, the limited interest of family physicians and internists in receiving more information about intranasal vaccine may impede efforts to expand its use among healthy adults.
鉴于扩大了流感疫苗的推荐接种人群和增加了新的流感疫苗产品，本研究旨在探索初级保健医生的流感相关信息需求。
本研究于 2010 年 7 月至 10 月采用横断面邮寄调查的方式，对全国范围内的初级保健医生（家庭医生、普通内科医生、儿科医生）进行调查。总体回复率为 70%。
在提供疫苗接种的受访者中，几乎所有人都预计将在 2010-11 流感季节提供注射用流感疫苗，而只有儿科医生计划广泛使用鼻内疫苗。如果疫苗供应有限，优先考虑哪些亚人群以及为老年人使用更高剂量的疫苗这两个问题被认为是最需要优先考虑的信息。目前不使用鼻内疫苗的大多数医生认为这个主题是低优先级的。
初级保健医生有许多与流感疫苗接种相关的高优先级信息需求。然而，家庭医生和内科医生对接受更多关于鼻内疫苗信息的兴趣有限，这可能会阻碍在健康成年人中扩大其使用的努力。
