FluCare
Scientific Title:
Estimating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a complex intervention to increase care home staff influenza vaccination rates.
Clinical Chief Investigator:
Dr Amrish Patel
Funder:
National Institute for Health Research
Sponsor:
University of East Anglia
Health condition or Problem Studied:
Interventions to Improve the Uptake of the Influenza Vaccination in Carers
Intervention:
Usual care (Arm A) will include baseline, monthly and end of study data collection. The Care Home manager/owner will be aware that the care home is participating in the trial, but no additional information will be provided to staff. Outcome data will be requested by the research team at baseline, on a monthly basis, and at the end of the study, to confirm data quality with feedback to the Care Home manager should issues be identified.
The Intervention (Arm B) is a multi-component intervention comprising of:
• Online videos of stakeholders (GP, Residents and care home staff) and supporting information materials (including posters and leaflets)
• Care home incentive scheme comprising of £850 incentive if more than 70% of care home staff receive a flu vaccination as reported on the Department of Health and Social Care Capacity Tracker and in Care Home Staff log
• GP and/or pharmacy vaccination provision comprising of up to 4 vaccination clinics organised around care home shifts
• Outcome data will be requested by the research team at baseline, on a monthly basis, and at the end of the study, to confirm data quality with feedback to the Care Home manager should issues be identified.
Study Design:
This is a low risk two arm, open label, definitive effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness trial of FluCare, a behaviour change intervention designed to improve uptake of influenza vaccination by staff in care homes in England, compared to usual care, with an embedded process evaluation.
Target Sample Size:
78 Care Homes
Status:
Analysis
Contact details:
Dr Amrish Patel
Tel: 01603 597644
Email: amrish.patel@uea.ac.uk