| Type of Intervention strategy (Abbreviation) . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Routine notification (RN) | Vaccination is promoted by current vaccine promotion methods, without any special health interventions. |
| Health education (HE) | Community or family physicians were used as the primary implementers of the intervention strategies to conduct centralized health education to the trial participants (older adults and their families) regularly. The forms of health education include face-to-face or telephone communication, focusing on the knowledge of influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines. Health education also includes distributing flu or pneumonia vaccine promotional materials, putting up promotional posters, watching publicity videos, and carrying out interactive activities such as seminars and knowledge contests. |
| Health prescriptions based on questionnaire (HPQ) | A questionnaire was designed and applied to investigate the health behaviours and participation in health care services among older adults, including chronic diseases, medication use, eyesight, hearing, depressive symptoms, memory problems, falls, physical function, social support, and basic health indicators (height, weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol). Individualized written feedback (health risk assessment report, preventive health care strategy recommendations, personalized preventative health checklist and sources of support, etc.) was generated for each older adult based on the self-reported health-related results. |
| Centralised reminder (CR) | Nurses remind older adults by phone, mail, or face-to-face to get the flu or pneumonia vaccine and inform them of the importance of vaccination, the few side effects, and the availability of the vaccine. |
| Financial incentive (FI) | Financial incentives such as monetary and vouchers are used to encourage seniors to opt for influenza or pneumonia vaccination. |
| Nursing interventions+Onsite vaccination (NI + OV) | A compound intervention strategy. The content of health services for older adults was informed in advance through personal letters. After obtaining their consent, the nurse practitioners could improve the vaccination rate of older adults by combining home health checks with the provision of vaccination services. What is more, it could also provide the service of vaccination during surgery if older adults prefer. |
| Health education+Onsite vaccination (HE+OV) | A compound intervention strategy. Nurses and/or general practitioners provided face-to-face vaccination health education with older adults and distributed vaccination promotional materials. At the same time, the accessibility of vaccination for older adults had been improved by providing on-site vaccination sites, new temporary vaccination sites, and door-to-door vaccination services. |
| Health education+Centralised reminder+Onsite vaccination (HE+CR + OV) | A comprehensive intervention strategy. This strategy includes various types of health education to improve the knowledge of medical personnel and vaccination recipients about influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines and to create a favourable atmosphere for vaccination. Influenza or pneumonia vaccination was recommended and prompted during daily consultations and health checkups to raise awareness and attention to vaccination among older adults. Setting up additional temporary vaccination sites to improve the accessibility and convenience of vaccination services. |
| Type of Intervention strategy (Abbreviation) . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Routine notification (RN) | Vaccination is promoted by current vaccine promotion methods, without any special health interventions. |
| Health education (HE) | Community or family physicians were used as the primary implementers of the intervention strategies to conduct centralized health education to the trial participants (older adults and their families) regularly. The forms of health education include face-to-face or telephone communication, focusing on the knowledge of influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines. Health education also includes distributing flu or pneumonia vaccine promotional materials, putting up promotional posters, watching publicity videos, and carrying out interactive activities such as seminars and knowledge contests. |
| Health prescriptions based on questionnaire (HPQ) | A questionnaire was designed and applied to investigate the health behaviours and participation in health care services among older adults, including chronic diseases, medication use, eyesight, hearing, depressive symptoms, memory problems, falls, physical function, social support, and basic health indicators (height, weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol). Individualized written feedback (health risk assessment report, preventive health care strategy recommendations, personalized preventative health checklist and sources of support, etc.) was generated for each older adult based on the self-reported health-related results. |
| Centralised reminder (CR) | Nurses remind older adults by phone, mail, or face-to-face to get the flu or pneumonia vaccine and inform them of the importance of vaccination, the few side effects, and the availability of the vaccine. |
| Financial incentive (FI) | Financial incentives such as monetary and vouchers are used to encourage seniors to opt for influenza or pneumonia vaccination. |
| Nursing interventions+Onsite vaccination (NI + OV) | A compound intervention strategy. The content of health services for older adults was informed in advance through personal letters. After obtaining their consent, the nurse practitioners could improve the vaccination rate of older adults by combining home health checks with the provision of vaccination services. What is more, it could also provide the service of vaccination during surgery if older adults prefer. |
| Health education+Onsite vaccination (HE+OV) | A compound intervention strategy. Nurses and/or general practitioners provided face-to-face vaccination health education with older adults and distributed vaccination promotional materials. At the same time, the accessibility of vaccination for older adults had been improved by providing on-site vaccination sites, new temporary vaccination sites, and door-to-door vaccination services. |
| Health education+Centralised reminder+Onsite vaccination (HE+CR + OV) | A comprehensive intervention strategy. This strategy includes various types of health education to improve the knowledge of medical personnel and vaccination recipients about influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines and to create a favourable atmosphere for vaccination. Influenza or pneumonia vaccination was recommended and prompted during daily consultations and health checkups to raise awareness and attention to vaccination among older adults. Setting up additional temporary vaccination sites to improve the accessibility and convenience of vaccination services. |
| Type of Intervention strategy (Abbreviation) . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Routine notification (RN) | Vaccination is promoted by current vaccine promotion methods, without any special health interventions. |
| Health education (HE) | Community or family physicians were used as the primary implementers of the intervention strategies to conduct centralized health education to the trial participants (older adults and their families) regularly. The forms of health education include face-to-face or telephone communication, focusing on the knowledge of influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines. Health education also includes distributing flu or pneumonia vaccine promotional materials, putting up promotional posters, watching publicity videos, and carrying out interactive activities such as seminars and knowledge contests. |
| Health prescriptions based on questionnaire (HPQ) | A questionnaire was designed and applied to investigate the health behaviours and participation in health care services among older adults, including chronic diseases, medication use, eyesight, hearing, depressive symptoms, memory problems, falls, physical function, social support, and basic health indicators (height, weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol). Individualized written feedback (health risk assessment report, preventive health care strategy recommendations, personalized preventative health checklist and sources of support, etc.) was generated for each older adult based on the self-reported health-related results. |
| Centralised reminder (CR) | Nurses remind older adults by phone, mail, or face-to-face to get the flu or pneumonia vaccine and inform them of the importance of vaccination, the few side effects, and the availability of the vaccine. |
| Financial incentive (FI) | Financial incentives such as monetary and vouchers are used to encourage seniors to opt for influenza or pneumonia vaccination. |
| Nursing interventions+Onsite vaccination (NI + OV) | A compound intervention strategy. The content of health services for older adults was informed in advance through personal letters. After obtaining their consent, the nurse practitioners could improve the vaccination rate of older adults by combining home health checks with the provision of vaccination services. What is more, it could also provide the service of vaccination during surgery if older adults prefer. |
| Health education+Onsite vaccination (HE+OV) | A compound intervention strategy. Nurses and/or general practitioners provided face-to-face vaccination health education with older adults and distributed vaccination promotional materials. At the same time, the accessibility of vaccination for older adults had been improved by providing on-site vaccination sites, new temporary vaccination sites, and door-to-door vaccination services. |
| Health education+Centralised reminder+Onsite vaccination (HE+CR + OV) | A comprehensive intervention strategy. This strategy includes various types of health education to improve the knowledge of medical personnel and vaccination recipients about influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines and to create a favourable atmosphere for vaccination. Influenza or pneumonia vaccination was recommended and prompted during daily consultations and health checkups to raise awareness and attention to vaccination among older adults. Setting up additional temporary vaccination sites to improve the accessibility and convenience of vaccination services. |
| Type of Intervention strategy (Abbreviation) . | Description . |
|---|---|
| Routine notification (RN) | Vaccination is promoted by current vaccine promotion methods, without any special health interventions. |
| Health education (HE) | Community or family physicians were used as the primary implementers of the intervention strategies to conduct centralized health education to the trial participants (older adults and their families) regularly. The forms of health education include face-to-face or telephone communication, focusing on the knowledge of influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines. Health education also includes distributing flu or pneumonia vaccine promotional materials, putting up promotional posters, watching publicity videos, and carrying out interactive activities such as seminars and knowledge contests. |
| Health prescriptions based on questionnaire (HPQ) | A questionnaire was designed and applied to investigate the health behaviours and participation in health care services among older adults, including chronic diseases, medication use, eyesight, hearing, depressive symptoms, memory problems, falls, physical function, social support, and basic health indicators (height, weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol). Individualized written feedback (health risk assessment report, preventive health care strategy recommendations, personalized preventative health checklist and sources of support, etc.) was generated for each older adult based on the self-reported health-related results. |
| Centralised reminder (CR) | Nurses remind older adults by phone, mail, or face-to-face to get the flu or pneumonia vaccine and inform them of the importance of vaccination, the few side effects, and the availability of the vaccine. |
| Financial incentive (FI) | Financial incentives such as monetary and vouchers are used to encourage seniors to opt for influenza or pneumonia vaccination. |
| Nursing interventions+Onsite vaccination (NI + OV) | A compound intervention strategy. The content of health services for older adults was informed in advance through personal letters. After obtaining their consent, the nurse practitioners could improve the vaccination rate of older adults by combining home health checks with the provision of vaccination services. What is more, it could also provide the service of vaccination during surgery if older adults prefer. |
| Health education+Onsite vaccination (HE+OV) | A compound intervention strategy. Nurses and/or general practitioners provided face-to-face vaccination health education with older adults and distributed vaccination promotional materials. At the same time, the accessibility of vaccination for older adults had been improved by providing on-site vaccination sites, new temporary vaccination sites, and door-to-door vaccination services. |
| Health education+Centralised reminder+Onsite vaccination (HE+CR + OV) | A comprehensive intervention strategy. This strategy includes various types of health education to improve the knowledge of medical personnel and vaccination recipients about influenza or pneumonia and its vaccines and to create a favourable atmosphere for vaccination. Influenza or pneumonia vaccination was recommended and prompted during daily consultations and health checkups to raise awareness and attention to vaccination among older adults. Setting up additional temporary vaccination sites to improve the accessibility and convenience of vaccination services. |
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