Abstract

Influenza is a highly contagious, respiratory infection that affects between 19-26 million people in the United States annually and is associated with morbidity and mortality. Influenza spreads easily with rapid transmission especially in crowded areas. The Centers for Disease Control recommends the best prevention against influenza is the influenza vaccination. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends annual influenza vaccination for all individuals greater than six months who do not have contraindications. Strong evidence supports the safety and efficacy of the influenza vaccine, yet the uptake of the vaccine is low across many populations, especially college students. Healthy People 2020 influenza vaccination initiative goal is 70% vaccination rate. The American College Health Association influenza vaccination goal is 44%. In order to address the low influenza vaccination rate among intercollegiate athletes a multi-component evidence based practice improvement project was implemented at a private university in rural Ohio. As a result of the implementation of the flu vaccine initiative vaccination rate among intercollegiate athletes increased from 13.4% in 2018 -2019 to 25.6% in 2019-2020.

Author Details

Clifford W. Fawcett, III, DNP, M.Ed., M.S.N., APRN, FNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Zeta Theta at-Large

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quality Improvement

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Influenza Vaccination, Intercollegiate Athletes, College Students, Vaccination Rate

Advisor

Susan Batten

Second Advisor

Colleen Taylor

Third Advisor

Holly Myers

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

The University of Toledo

Degree Year

2020

Rights Holder

All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.

All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.

All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.

Review Type

Faculty Approved: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2020-05-12

Full Text of Presentation

wf_yes

Download

Share

COinS