Fostering Flu Vaccination in Healthcare Workers: Forum Theatre in a University Hospital.

Fostering Flu Vaccination in Healthcare Workers: Forum Theatre in a University Hospital. Med Sci Monit. 2017 Sep 24;23:4574-4578 Authors: Corsaro A, Poscia A, de Waure C, De Meo C, Berloco F, Ricciardi W, Damiani G, Laurenti P, Group C Abstract The World Health Organization recommends flu vaccination as the most effective way to prevent the disease and its severe outcomes and has established the minimum vaccination coverage for people at risk at 75%. Even though healthcare workers (HCWs) represent a strongly recommended target group for flu vaccination campaigns, the average coverage among them is still inadequate. In flu season 2015/2016, our University Hospital tested Forum Theatre (FT) as a new participative strategy to foster HCWs engagement regarding flu vaccination. The aim of this study was to evaluate HCWs' satisfaction with and perceived utility of FT. In 2015, five FT sessions were organized in hospital units which were considered at risk for flu based on the type of admitted patients. After each session, participants were asked to complete an assessment questionnaire. The χ² test or the t-test was used to compare the proportion of participants who were satisfied with the FT and considered it useful (utility score). Data was analyzed according to gender, profession, and age. In all, 16.5% of HCWs who worked in four out of five of the units identified, participated in the FT sessions. Questionnaire results indicated that 7...
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