Table 2.

Enabling and Environmental Factors Related to Patient Pneumococcal Vaccination (PPV) Status

Patient PPV Status
PRECEDE-PROCEED FactorPhysician Responses No. (%)No.Vaccinated (%)Unvaccinated* (%)PValue
* Includes those who did not know their PPV status.
† Ratings were made on an 11-point Likert scale from 0 = very unlikely to 10 = very likely and collapsed into the groups: very unlikely = 0; somewhat unlikely to very likely = 1–10.
Enabling factor
Office promotes influenza vaccination through patient education efforts
    Yes27 (45)4196238.035
    No33 (55)506
Office promotes influenza vaccination through flu shot clinics
    Yes23 (38)3697723.011
    No37 (62)556
Office promotes influenza vaccination through patient reminders
    Yes9 (16)1458614.030
    No49 (84)7476634
Office promotes pneumococcal vaccination through provider reminders
    Yes20 (33)3117723.031
    No40 (67)6146337
Office promotes immunization through immunization clinics or other specific program
    Yes27 (45)4117624.037
    No33 (55)5146337
Environmental factor - economic
Refer adult without any insurance who is unable to pay to health department
    Very unlikely14 (24)2208218.050
    Somewhat unlikely to very likely4 (76)6906436
Refer adult with Medicaid coverage to health department
    Very unlikely27 (46)4167624.019
    Somewhat unlikely to very likely32 (54)4946238
Refer adult >65 years with Medicare to health department
    Very unlikely32 (54)4997327.072
    Somewhat unlikely to very likely27 (46)4116238
Refer adult with commercial insurance that pays for immunization to health department
    Very unlikely33 (56)4947624.012
    Somewhat unlikely to very likely26 (44)4166040
Refer adult with commercial insurance that does not pay for immunization to health department
    Very unlikely17 (29)2687822.029
    Somewhat unlikely to very likely42 (71)6426337
Environmental factor -competing demands
Satisfaction with managing practice
    Dissatisfied9 (16)1427426.033
    Intermediate28 (48)4236040
    Satisfied21 (36)3287327
Bothered by stress at work
    Never14 (24)2075446.030
    Intermediate23 (40)3637426
    Always21 (36)3246733