Flu Paper

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Flu Vaccination Effectiveness

• Power point by Blake Olsen
• Voice recording by Eric Nietzel

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PICO Question?

• Do the pros outweigh the cons of getting the flu
  shot in adults?
• adult patients and staff Being asked to receive
  the flu shot
• Will those receiving the flu shot benefit?

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Review of Literature

• Influenza effectiveness in household (ohmit, et
  al. 2013). a Qualitative observational study
• Data collection Participants reported symptoms
  via phone
• Findings
• Participants were not immune to household
  infections
• Limitations
• Symptoms only reported not seen

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REVIEW OF LITERATURE

• Increased risk of non-influenza virus related to
  influenza vaccine covering Children who received
  flu vaccine ages 6-15
• Data Collection
• Surveys and home visits after the vaccine was
  administered.
• FINDINGS
• Children showed higher incidence of non-influenza
  viral infections.
• Limitations
• Only performed on children. (Cowling, et al.,
  2012)

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REVIEW OF LITERATURE

• Effectiveness of the flu vaccine 2011-2012
  Studied adult symptoms in patients with and
  without the vaccine
• Data collection
• In hospital health assessment reporting.
• Findings
• Vaccine decreased the risk of the flu in the
  adult and elderly population
• Limitations
• Studied only adults already admitted to the
  hospital. (Talbot, et al., 2013).

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REVIEW OF LITERATURE

• Effectiveness of flu vaccine in temperate
  climates Tested effectiveness of vaccine in
  tropical areas.
• Data Collection
• Nasal swabs to test for presence of flu virus
• Findings
• Recipients did not get the flu after being
  vaccinated.
• Limitations
• Research did not cover milder symptoms (Lee, et
  al., 2011).

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Review of Literature

• FLU SHOT EFFECTIVNESS IN THE United States DURING
  THE 2010 2011 FLU PERIOD
• Data collection
• Health assessments cross referenced with
  inoculation records.
• Findings
• FLU SHOT WAS 60-69 EFFECTIVE
• Limitations
• FLU CASES ONLY COUNTED WHEN PTS PRESENTED WITH
  SYMPTOMS IN THE HOSPITAL (Treanor, et al., 2012).

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REVIEW OF LITERATURE

• SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 2010-2011 EFFECTIVNESS. FLU
  SHOT STUDIED IN THAILAND.
• Data Collection
• RT-PCA testing for viral presence
• Findings
• DECREASE IN CASES OF RESPITORY COMPLICATIONS AND
  RESPIRITORY FAILURE (Dahwood, et al., 2014).
• Limitations
• Not all who received the vaccine were re-tested

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Utilization of Research FINDINGS

• AGE LIMIT FOR VACCINE (Cowling et al.,2012)
• HOUSEHOLD ASSESSMENTS. (Ohmit,2012).
• PRO/CONS OF FLU SHOT
• PROPER EDUCTATION

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CONCLUSION

• PICO ANSWER
• FLU SHOT EFFECTIVE IN ADULTS AND ELDERLY

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REFERENCES