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Willingness to pay, quality of life, and knowledge on herpes zoster among thai patients prior zoster vaccine era.
This study was designed to assess willingness to pay, quality of life, and the patients’ knowledge on herpes zoster disease. All of the patients were asked to complete questionnaires about the willingness to pay for zoster treatment using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaires in Thai version and basic knowledge about herpes zoster. The demographic and clinical data were all recorded. Eighty-two from one hundred and eighteen patients in this study were female (69.5%), and the mean (SD) age was 57.6 (14.9) years. The median of their willingness to pay for zoster treatment was THB500 (range of THB50-10,00...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - April 14, 2018 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Functional decline and herpes zoster in older people: an interplay of multiple factors.
Abstract Herpes zoster is a frequent painful infectious disease whose incidence and severity increase with age. In older people, there is a strong bidirectional link between herpes zoster and functional decline, which refers to a decrement in ability to perform activities of daily living due to ageing and disabilities. However, the exact nature of such link remains poorly established. Based on the opinion from a multidisciplinary group of experts, we here propose a new model to account for the interplay between infection, somatic/psychiatric comorbidity, coping skills, polypharmacy, and age, which may account for ...
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - October 6, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Herpes Zoster and Functional Decline Consortium Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

A Community-Based Survey to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Practices Regarding Herpes Zoster in an Urban Setting
ConclusionOur findings underscore the need to educate patients  in underserved communities about HZ as well as new HZ vaccine recommendations to improve vaccination rates and reduce the incidence of HZ and its associated sequelae.
Source: Infectious Diseases and Therapy - October 2, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Rate of preventative vaccine use and vaccine beliefs among a commercially insured population.
The objective of this study was to understand the factors associated with adherence, beliefs and behaviors of influenza, pneumococcal, and herpes zoster vaccines receipt among commercially insured adults. A cross-sectional survey of patients with medical and pharmacy benefits for a 24-month period between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2016 who were eligible to receive at least one of three adult vaccines (influenza, pneumococcal, and herpes zoster) was completed. Patients were identified as eligible to receive a vaccine based on current guidelines from the CDC ACIP. Health plan members were identified from administrative cla...
Source: Vaccine - September 13, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Bauer KA, Johnson K, Stephenson JJ, Visaria J, Chung H, York W, Kern DM, Puzniak LA Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research

Engaging Multistakeholder Perspectives to Identify Patient-Centered Research Priorities Regarding Vaccine Uptake Among Adults With Autoimmune Conditions
CONCLUSION: A multistakeholder group identified key topics as critically important priorities for future research to decrease vaccine hesitancy and improve uptake of vaccines for adults with autoimmune conditions.PMID:37127530 | DOI:10.1002/acr2.11546
Source: Herpes - May 1, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Shilpa Venkatachalam Kelly Gavigan Laura Stradford Vandana Dronadula Angela Degrassi W Benjamin Nowell Shubhasree Banerjee Peter A Merkel Michael D George Jennifer Gordon Dianne G Shaw Kalen Larsen Lisa Emrich Robert N McBurney Hope Sullivan Ashira Blazer Source Type: research

Healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 years of age about vaccination: a qualitative evidence synthesis
CONCLUSIONS: There is little research focusing specifically on healthcare workers' perceptions and experiences of communication with older adults about vaccination. The studies we identified suggest that healthcare workers differed among themselves in their perceptions about the aim of this communication and about the role of older adults in vaccine decisions. Based on these findings and the other findings in our review, we have developed a set of questions or prompts that may help health system planners or programme managers when planning or implementing strategies for vaccination communication between healthcare workers ...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - July 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Claire Glenton Benedicte Carlsen Simon Lewin Manuela Dominique Wennekes Brita Askeland Winje Renske Eilers VITAL consortium Source Type: research

Awareness, Knowledge, and Vaccine Acceptability of Herpes Zoster in Korea: A Multicenter Survey of 607 Patients.
CONCLUSION: Despite a high awareness of HZ, vaccine acceptability was extremely low among this study cohort. Vaccination acceptability would be improved by encouraging doctors to educate elderly patients about the disease and the availability of vaccination, and by the provision of insurance coverage for HZ vaccination. PMID: 26512167 [PubMed]
Source: Annals of Dermatology - October 31, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Ann Dermatol Source Type: research

What Immunizations Can Pregnant and Postpartum Women Receive?
Discussion Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women along with their infants are at higher risk for infectious diseases. Pregnant women have altered immune, cardiac and respiratory systems that contribute to the increased risk. It is thought that postpartum immunological recovery can be up to 1 year. For the infant, breastfeeding provides some immunity to infectious diseases. Cocooning, where others in close contact are immunized against common infectious diseases is also another strategy to help infants who are not yet old enough to be vaccinated. Recent guidelines for treatment of influenza with antiviral medication...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 27, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Study of Greek children and youths with cystic fibrosis identifies immunisation gaps and delays
ConclusionOur study of children with CF found immunisation gaps with no catch up immunizations and these need to be administered at follow‐up visits.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Acta Paediatrica - November 11, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Helena C. Maltezou, Stavros Doudounakis, Maria Lekaditi, Kalliopi Tanou, Panos Katerelos, Maria Theodoridou Tags: Regular Article Source Type: research

Avoiding rash decisions about zoster vaccination: insights from cost-effectiveness evidence
de Boer and colleagues present a cost-effectiveness analysis based in the Netherlands of two vaccines available for the prevention of herpes zoster. Zostavax ® was the first vaccine available for the prevention...
Source: BMC Medicine - December 18, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Chester B. Good, Natasha Parekh and Inmaculada Hernandez Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Diagnosis, antiviral therapy, and prophylaxis of varicella-zoster virus infections
Abstract Varicella-zoster virus (VZV), an important member of the Herpesviridae family, is the etiological agent of varicella as primary infection and zoster as recurrence. An outstanding feature is the lifelong viral latency in dorsal root and cranial nerve ganglia. Both varicella and zoster are worldwide widespread diseases that may be associated with significant complications. However, there is a broad spectrum of laboratory methods to diagnose VZV infections. In contrast to many other viral infections, antiviral treatment of VZV infections and their prevention by vaccination or passive immunoprophylaxis are we...
Source: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - February 12, 2016 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Models for optimally controlling varicella and herpes zoster by varicella vaccination: a comparative study
AbstractThe introduction of mass vaccination against Varicella-Zoster-Virus (VZV) is being delayed in many European countries mainly because of the “fear” of a subsequent boom in natural herpes zoster (HZ) incidence in the first decades after the initiation of vaccination, caused by the expected decline in the protective effect of natural immunity boosting due to reduced virus circulation. Optimal control theory has proven to be a successfu l tool in understanding ways to curtail the spread of infectious diseases by devising the optimal disease intervention strategies. In this paper, we describe how a reduced ‘toy’...
Source: Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing - January 16, 2019 Category: Biomedical Engineering Source Type: research

Pfizer and BioNTech sign new global collaboration agreement to develop first mRNA-based shingles vaccine
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced a new research, development and commercialization collaboration to develop a potential first mRNA-based vaccine for the prevention of shingles (herpes zoster virus, or HZV), a debilitating, disfiguring and painful disease that impacts about one in three people in the United States during their lifetime.
Source: World Pharma News - January 6, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Business Business and Industry Source Type: news