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Table 1 Information presented in the online decision aid

From: Examining the role of a decision aid in reducing decisional conflict amongst hospital healthcare workers towards receiving the influenza vaccine

Section

Topics covered

General information about the vaccine

How the vaccine works; seasonality/matching; effectiveness; development of antibodies; factors impacting on level of protection; vaccine composition, adverse effects

Impact of hospital staff vaccination

1. Evidence supporting the use of the influenza vaccine in hospitalsa

2. Rational for vaccinating HCWs including information about asymptomatic transmission, absenteeism’s and impact of influenza on staff performancea

Risks associated with influenza and with the influenza vaccine

Clinical features [10]

Complications of influenza [10]

Risks associated with the vaccine [10]

Contraindications [10]

Advantages of getting vaccinated

Protection from acquiring the infection from patients/colleagues

Protection for other staff members, patients, family/friends

Reducing absenteeism

Reducing the risk of taking influenza home

Protection during outbreaks

Disadvantages of getting vaccinated

Potential for fever, malaise and myalgia

Potential for local and immediate adverse events

Inconvenience of getting vaccinated

  1. aPublished literature referenced