Cochrane · systematic review · CD005187
Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers who care for people aged 60 or older living in long‐term care institutions
Thomas, RE, Jefferson, T, Lasserson, TJ · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 40%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 1 · 20%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings table
Population: People aged 60 or older living in long‐term care institutions
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Influenza | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 752 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Lower respiratory tract infection | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1059 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Admission to hospital for respiratory illness | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3400 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Deaths from influenza or its complications | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 4459 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Deaths from all causes | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 8468 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |