Introduction: To evaluate the impact in the coverage of the cardiovascular diseases prevention service (PECV) after modifying the flu vaccination campaign (VAG) strategy.
Secondary Objective: to assess how this strategy affected the vaccine coverage against the flu and pneumococcus (VAN).
Material And Method: A before-after experimental study with a control group, carried out in the Campamento Health Centre (Madrid), with a population over 14 years old with indications for receiving VAG. An appointment was made for each patient who came during the morning shift (intervention group), with their reference nurse, to be vaccinated and to update the PECV service.
Control Group: afternoon shift, vaccination as in previous years (appointments were arranged for patients on a specific VAG/VAN date, attended by a different nurse each day). The coverage of the PECV service was measured in both groups before and after the 2007 campaign. As well as the VAG and VAN coverage in the 2006 campaign, and before-after in 2007.
Results: The PECV Service increased by 2.6% in the intervention group, which was more than 3 times that of the control group. In the first group, the VAG coverage was 10 points higher and for VAN, the intervention group vaccinated was almost double that of the control group. The intervention group also shows an improvement when comparing the groups in 2006 and 2007.
Conclusions: Individualised VAG strategy using a reference nurse increases vaccination uptake and also helps to improve health care aimed at preventing cardiovascular diseases.
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