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Seasonal influenza vaccination and absenteeism in health-care workers in two subsequent influenza seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian pediatric hospital.
Expert Rev Vaccines. 2019 04; 18(4):411-418.ER

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Seasonal influenza in Health-Care Workers (HCWs) is a topic of growing interest in public health for its organizational implications. The study aims at measuring absenteeism due to influenza in HCWs of an Italian pediatric hospital.

RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS

A retrospective observational study on absenteeism for influenza and influenza-like illness was carried out on all hospital HCWs. Sickness absences up to 5 days and vaccination status of HCWs were recorded during the last two years (2016/2017, 2017 /2018). Average sickness absenteeism rate in vaccinated and unvaccinated HCWs and total working days lost were estimated. Daily mean cost for HCW was calculated in order to define the non-vaccination costs.

RESULTS

In this study, the authors analyzed the overlapping between the trend of weekly sickness absenteeism and the morbidity rate associated with influenza epidemics in adults living in the Lazio region, Italy. An excess of 0.38 (p = 0.03) and 0.46 (p = 0.01) of average days lost was recorded in unvaccinated HCWs in the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 epidemic seasons. The total amount of days lost in unvaccinated HCWs is 1.485,4 with a total cost of € 252.060,54.

CONCLUSIONS

Seasonal influenza vaccination confirms its key role in preventing outbreaks of influenza and promoting HCWs health.

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Zaffina S
a Occupational Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Gilardi F
a Occupational Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Rizzo C
b Unit of Innovation and Clinical Pathways, Direction of Clinical Departments, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Sannino S
c Health Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Brugaletta R
a Occupational Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Santoro A
a Occupational Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Castelli Gattinara G
d Vaccination Unit, University Hospital Paediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Ciofi Degli Atti ML
e Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Health Directorate , Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Raponi M
c Health Directorate, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.
Vinci MR
a Occupational Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital , IRCCS , Rome , Italy.

MeSH

AbsenteeismAdultDisease OutbreaksEpidemicsFemaleHealth PersonnelHospitals, PediatricHumansInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanItalyMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSeasonsVaccination

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

30919703

Citation

Zaffina, Salvatore, et al. "Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Absenteeism in Health-care Workers in Two Subsequent Influenza Seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian Pediatric Hospital." Expert Review of Vaccines, vol. 18, no. 4, 2019, pp. 411-418.
Zaffina S, Gilardi F, Rizzo C, et al. Seasonal influenza vaccination and absenteeism in health-care workers in two subsequent influenza seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian pediatric hospital. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2019;18(4):411-418.
Zaffina, S., Gilardi, F., Rizzo, C., Sannino, S., Brugaletta, R., Santoro, A., Castelli Gattinara, G., Ciofi Degli Atti, M. L., Raponi, M., & Vinci, M. R. (2019). Seasonal influenza vaccination and absenteeism in health-care workers in two subsequent influenza seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian pediatric hospital. Expert Review of Vaccines, 18(4), 411-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2019.1586541
Zaffina S, et al. Seasonal Influenza Vaccination and Absenteeism in Health-care Workers in Two Subsequent Influenza Seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian Pediatric Hospital. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2019;18(4):411-418. PubMed PMID: 30919703.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Seasonal influenza vaccination and absenteeism in health-care workers in two subsequent influenza seasons (2016/17 and 2017/18) in an Italian pediatric hospital. AU - Zaffina,Salvatore, AU - Gilardi,Francesco, AU - Rizzo,Caterina, AU - Sannino,Serena, AU - Brugaletta,Rita, AU - Santoro,Annapaola, AU - Castelli Gattinara,Guido, AU - Ciofi Degli Atti,Marta Luisa, AU - Raponi,Massimiliano, AU - Vinci,Maria Rosaria, Y1 - 2019/03/28/ PY - 2019/3/29/pubmed PY - 2020/5/26/medline PY - 2019/3/29/entrez KW - Occupational health KW - health-care workers KW - influenza KW - influenza-like illness KW - seasonal influenza vaccination KW - sickness absenteeism KW - workplace health promotion SP - 411 EP - 418 JF - Expert review of vaccines JO - Expert Rev Vaccines VL - 18 IS - 4 N2 - BACKGROUND: Seasonal influenza in Health-Care Workers (HCWs) is a topic of growing interest in public health for its organizational implications. The study aims at measuring absenteeism due to influenza in HCWs of an Italian pediatric hospital. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A retrospective observational study on absenteeism for influenza and influenza-like illness was carried out on all hospital HCWs. Sickness absences up to 5 days and vaccination status of HCWs were recorded during the last two years (2016/2017, 2017 /2018). Average sickness absenteeism rate in vaccinated and unvaccinated HCWs and total working days lost were estimated. Daily mean cost for HCW was calculated in order to define the non-vaccination costs. RESULTS: In this study, the authors analyzed the overlapping between the trend of weekly sickness absenteeism and the morbidity rate associated with influenza epidemics in adults living in the Lazio region, Italy. An excess of 0.38 (p = 0.03) and 0.46 (p = 0.01) of average days lost was recorded in unvaccinated HCWs in the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 epidemic seasons. The total amount of days lost in unvaccinated HCWs is 1.485,4 with a total cost of € 252.060,54. CONCLUSIONS: Seasonal influenza vaccination confirms its key role in preventing outbreaks of influenza and promoting HCWs health. SN - 1744-8395 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/30919703/Seasonal_influenza_vaccination_and_absenteeism_in_health_care_workers_in_two_subsequent_influenza_seasons__2016/17_and_2017/18__in_an_Italian_pediatric_hospital_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -