Table 4.
Vaccination of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Perceived Responsibility and Comfort in Giving Inactivated and Live Attenuated Vaccines
| Responsible Practitioner/Task/Comfort | Gastroenterologists n=50 | Primary Care Providers n=87 | Difference (95% confidence interval) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterologists should order/administer vaccines | 17 (34) | 20 (23) | 11 (–4 to 27) | 0.2 |
| Primary care providers should order/administer vaccines | 32 (64) | 65 (75) | 11 (–5 to 27) | 0.2 |
| Gastroenterologists should keep track of vaccination status | 29 (58) | 14 (16) | 42 (25 to 56) | <0.0001 |
| Primary care providers should keep track of vaccination status | 19 (38) | 71 (82) | 44 (27 to 58) | <0.0001 |
| Comfortable providing inactivated vaccines | 46 (92) | 73 (84) | 8 (–5 to 18) | 0.9 |
| Comfortable providing live attenuated vaccinesa | 29 (58) | 49 (56) | 2 (–15 to 18) | 0.8 |
aMeasles-mumps-rubella, varicella, and herpes zoster.
Notes: Data are reported as number (%) of respondents. Respondents who perceived the responsibility to be that of other practitioners were excluded. The Difference column reports the difference in percentage points. P values are 2-sided.