Publications by authors named "Astrid Czock"
To assess and compare influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake of Swiss healthcare workers (HCWs) in primary care 2020/21. Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination uptake and recommendation behaviours of HCWs in the primary care were assessed using an online semi-structured questionnaire. Associations between vaccination rates and age, language, gender, profession, vaccination history, vaccination training and recommendation behaviours were evaluated using descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs no data are available regarding the influenza vaccination status of Swiss healthcare workers (HCW) in the ambulatory setting, this study aims to investigate their influenza vaccination behaviours. We conducted an online survey using a four-item, semi-structured questionnaire to assess HCWs influenza vaccination coverage and behaviour. Associations between influenza vaccination status, age and language as well as recommendation behaviour and reasons for vaccination were assessed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression analyses.
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- Seasonal influenza poses serious health risks, particularly for older adults and those with non-communicable diseases (NCDs), but vaccination rates and the influence of Swiss legal frameworks on these rates require further analysis.
- A study was conducted with 25,000 questionnaires sent to individuals aged 60-85 in five Swiss cantons to evaluate influenza vaccination coverage, specifically focusing on factors like disease status, age, and linguistic region.
- Results indicated that nearly half of the respondents had an NCD, with higher vaccination rates among older patients and those with NCDs, but no significant link was found between the cantonal frameworks or health activities and vaccination coverage, especially between French-speaking and German-speaking regions.
Aims Of The Study: Little is known about the quality of diabetes management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Swiss primary care. Based on the recommendations of the National Council Quality Assurance Programme, an interprofessional working group of the Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology (SSED) established population-based national criteria for good disease management of T2DM in primary health care (the diabetes score). The objective of this study was to assess whether the implementation of these criteria improve diabetes management in primary care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA community-based diabetic foot screening campaign was introduced during one week in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to emphasize the preventive impact of systematic foot inspections. Of 494 screened people, 46 % never had their feet checked - and as many as 63% if only standardized examinations according to the recommendations are considered. The risk of diabetic foot complications may appear as early as a few years after diagnosis, underlining the importance of a systematic annual check-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In Switzerland, the implementation of national health and prevention strategies is regulated at the cantonal level. To date, no in-depth inventory outlining the cantonal health activities and legal frameworks for influenza vaccination exists.
Objective: To assess the activities and legal frameworks for influenza vaccination during the 2019/20 season across all 26 Swiss cantons.
Background: Diabetic foot syndromes (DFS) usually have negative outcomes for patients characterised by multiple comorbidities and frailty. In Switzerland, we need a nationwide "quality of care" programme consisting of evidence-based, practical guidance for primary care providers, together with the implementation of a multidisciplinary care system for DFS.
Methods: Elaboration of interprofessional and comprehensive Swiss practical guidance for the timely management of acute DFS.
Objective: To assess vaccination coverage for adults living in Switzerland.
Methods: Through a media campaign, the general population was invited during 1 month to bring their vaccination certificates to the pharmacies to have their immunisation status evaluated with the software viavac©, and to complete a questionnaire.
Results: A total of 496 pharmacies in Switzerland participated in the campaign, of which 284 (57%) submitted valid vaccination information.