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Ehteshami-Afshar, Solmaz; Crothers, Kristina; Rodwin, Benjamin; Bade, Brett; Brandt, Cynthia; Akgün, Kathleen M
Respiratory research, 02/2021, Letnik: 22, Številka: 1Journal Article
The importance of vaccinations for COPD patients has been previously described. However, there is still a gap between guideline recommendations and the implementation of preventive care delivery for these patients. Specially, the rise of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has made the significance of vaccination adherence more critical to address. Our study showed that referral to pulmonary clinic is associated with increased odds of receiving influenza (OR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.07, 3.65) and pneumococcal vaccinations (PCV13 OR = 3.55, 1.47, 8.54; PPSV23 OR = 4.92, 1.51, 16.02). These data suggest that partnerships between primary care physicians and pulmonologists can potentially improve the vaccination rates for patients with COPD.
