Kristin L Nichol

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Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Colds and influenza-like illnesses in university students: impact on health, academic and work performance, and health care use
    Kristin L Nichol
    Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 40:1263-70. 2005
  2. ncbi Influenza vaccination among college and university students: impact on influenzalike illness, health care use, and impaired school performance
    Kristin L Nichol
    VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:1113-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Health-related quality of life predicts future health care utilization and mortality in veterans with self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis: the veterans arthritis quality of life study
    Jasvinder A Singh
    Rheumatology Section, Medicine Service, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 34:755-65. 2005
  4. ncbi The Veterans Short Form 36 questionnaire is predictive of mortality and health-care utilization in a population of veterans with a self-reported diagnosis of asthma or COPD
    Mark D Sprenkle
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
    Chest 126:81-9. 2004
  5. ncbi Heterogeneity of influenza case definitions and implications for interpreting and comparing study results
    Kristin L Nichol
    University of Minnesota, Medicine Service 111, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 24:6726-8. 2006
  6. ncbi Rapid diagnosis of influenza infection in older adults: influence on clinical care in a routine clinical setting
    Sarah J D'Heilly
    VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    J Clin Virol 42:124-8. 2008
  7. ncbi Influenza vaccination in the elderly: impact on hospitalisation and mortality
    Kristin L Nichol
    Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
    Drugs Aging 22:495-515. 2005
  8. ncbi Improving influenza vaccination rates among adults
    Kristin L Nichol
    University of Minnesota, USA
    Cleve Clin J Med 73:1009-15. 2006
  9. ncbi Vaccines for seasonal and pandemic influenza
    Kristin L Nichol
    University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    J Infect Dis 194:S111-8. 2006
  10. ncbi Influence of clinical case definitions with differing levels of sensitivity and specificity on estimates of the relative and absolute health benefits of influenza vaccination among healthy working adults and implications for economic analyses
    Kristin L Nichol
    Minneapolis VA Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Medicine Service 111, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Virus Res 103:3-8. 2004

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Publications41

  1. ncbi Colds and influenza-like illnesses in university students: impact on health, academic and work performance, and health care use
    Kristin L Nichol
    Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 40:1263-70. 2005
    ..We sought to assess the impact of URIs (colds and influenza-like illnesses [ILIs]) on the health, academic and work performance, and health care use of university students...
  2. ncbi Influenza vaccination among college and university students: impact on influenzalike illness, health care use, and impaired school performance
    Kristin L Nichol
    VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:1113-8. 2008
    ..To assess influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenzalike illness (ILI) and ILI impact on health care use and school performance among college and university students...
  3. ncbi Health-related quality of life predicts future health care utilization and mortality in veterans with self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis: the veterans arthritis quality of life study
    Jasvinder A Singh
    Rheumatology Section, Medicine Service, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Semin Arthritis Rheum 34:755-65. 2005
    ..To investigate whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures predict health care utilization and mortality in a cohort of veterans with self-reported physician-diagnosed arthritis...
  4. ncbi The Veterans Short Form 36 questionnaire is predictive of mortality and health-care utilization in a population of veterans with a self-reported diagnosis of asthma or COPD
    Mark D Sprenkle
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
    Chest 126:81-9. 2004
    ..However, as their predictive capacity for mortality or medical utilization is less well defined, we sought to examine the relationship of a general measure of HRQL and outcomes in persons with obstructive lung disease...
  5. ncbi Heterogeneity of influenza case definitions and implications for interpreting and comparing study results
    Kristin L Nichol
    University of Minnesota, Medicine Service 111, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 24:6726-8. 2006
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  6. ncbi Rapid diagnosis of influenza infection in older adults: influence on clinical care in a routine clinical setting
    Sarah J D'Heilly
    VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    J Clin Virol 42:124-8. 2008
    ..Laboratory diagnosis of influenza has previously relied on viral isolation in culture. Rapid antigen tests (RATs) are now available but few studies have examined their use in older adults under routine clinical conditions...
  7. ncbi Influenza vaccination in the elderly: impact on hospitalisation and mortality
    Kristin L Nichol
    Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
    Drugs Aging 22:495-515. 2005
    ..Enhancing vaccine delivery to elderly persons would represent important progress toward that goal...
  8. ncbi Improving influenza vaccination rates among adults
    Kristin L Nichol
    University of Minnesota, USA
    Cleve Clin J Med 73:1009-15. 2006
    ..We should also consider alternative paradigms for vaccine delivery, and be sure to be vaccinated ourselves...
  9. ncbi Vaccines for seasonal and pandemic influenza
    Kristin L Nichol
    University of Minnesota and Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    J Infect Dis 194:S111-8. 2006
    ..Additional experimental approaches are required to achieve the ultimate goal for seasonal and pandemic influenza prevention--namely, the ability to generate broadly cross-reactive and durable protection in humans...
  10. ncbi Influence of clinical case definitions with differing levels of sensitivity and specificity on estimates of the relative and absolute health benefits of influenza vaccination among healthy working adults and implications for economic analyses
    Kristin L Nichol
    Minneapolis VA Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Medicine Service 111, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Virus Res 103:3-8. 2004
    ..The definitions of clinical influenza illness and outcome periods should be selected to match the study question...
  11. ncbi Cost effectiveness of influenza vaccination for healthy persons between ages 65 and 74 years
    Kristin L Nichol
    VA Medical Center, Medicine Service 111, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 20:S21-4. 2002
    ..The findings of this study again affirm the value of an age-based strategy for routine influenza vaccination of all elderly persons including healthy elderly persons between 65 and 74 years...
  12. ncbi Effectiveness of influenza vaccine in the community-dwelling elderly
    Kristin L Nichol
    Medicine Service and Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55417, USA
    N Engl J Med 357:1373-81. 2007
    ..This study examined the effectiveness of influenza vaccine in seniors over the long term while addressing potential bias and residual confounding in the results...
  13. ncbi Cost benefit of influenza vaccination in healthy, working adults: an economic analysis based on the results of a clinical trial of trivalent live attenuated influenza virus vaccine
    Kristin L Nichol
    VA Medical Center, Medicine Service 111, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 21:2207-17. 2003
    ..We therefore conducted a cost benefit analysis of influenza vaccination of healthy working adults utilizing clinical outcome data from a trial of LAIV in healthy working adults...
  14. ncbi Influenza vaccination and reduction in hospitalizations for cardiac disease and stroke among the elderly
    Kristin L Nichol
    Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55417, USA
    N Engl J Med 348:1322-32. 2003
    ..During two influenza seasons, we assessed the influence of vaccination against influenza on the risk of hospitalization for heart disease and stroke, hospitalization for pneumonia and influenza, and death from all causes...
  15. ncbi The efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of inactivated influenza virus vaccines
    Kristin L Nichol
    VA Medical Center and University of Minnesota, VA Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 21:1769-75. 2003
    ..Additional health economic studies from developing countries and from tropical/subtropical regions will be vitally important for better understanding of the global burden of influenza and potential benefits of vaccination...
  16. ncbi Modeling seasonal influenza outbreak in a closed college campus: impact of pre-season vaccination, in-season vaccination and holidays/breaks
    Kristin L Nichol
    Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e9548. 2010
    ..We conducted the present study to assess the impact of various vaccination strategies including delayed (i.e., in-season) vaccination on influenza outbreaks on a college campus...
  17. ncbi Telephone survey assessment of household patterns of influenza vaccination, Twin Cities seven county metro area, 2008-2009
    Mark A Robien
    Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    Vaccine 29:4033-42. 2011
    ..Continued efforts to monitor and increase household vaccination may be a valuable strategy to protect individuals and communities from influenza...
  18. ncbi Challenges in evaluating influenza vaccine effectiveness and the mortality benefits controversy
    Kristin L Nichol
    Research Service 151, VA Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 27:6305-11. 2009
    ..At present, even after taking into account the potential for residual bias and confounding, most studies confirm the benefits of vaccination among the elderly for reducing hospitalization and death...
  19. ncbi Work-site-based influenza vaccination in healthcare and non-healthcare settings
    Kristin L Nichol
    Medicine Service and Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minnesota 55417, USA
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 25:941-5. 2004
    ..Strategies need to be developed to increase vaccination rates so that benefits of vaccination can be realized by employers and employees...
  20. ncbi Health-related quality of life, functional impairment, and healthcare utilization by veterans: veterans' quality of life study
    Jasvinder A Singh
    Medicine Service, Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:108-13. 2005
    ..To describe the health status of veterans receiving care in a veterans integrated service network (VISN)...
  21. ncbi Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccination
    Kristin L Nichol
    VA Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 26:D17-22. 2008
    ..Published by Elsevier Ltd...
  22. ncbi Burden of influenza-like illness and effectiveness of influenza vaccination among working adults aged 50-64 years
    Kristin L Nichol
    Research Service, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 48:292-8. 2009
    ..Uncertainties regarding influenza disease impact and benefits of vaccination may contribute to low vaccination rates among adults aged 50-64 years...
  23. ncbi Adherence of mass vaccinators to timing guidelines for influenza vaccination
    Jackie L Lockman
    Medicine Service and Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    Am J Prev Med 26:46-50. 2004
    ..Overall, 48.4% of persons vaccinated at any time during the vaccination season were in a high-priority group. CONCLUSIONS: Mass vaccinators can successfully implement influenza vaccination timing guidelines in NTS...
  24. ncbi Safety of influenza vaccinations administered in nontraditional settings
    Mary Ann Blade
    The Medicine Service (111, VA Medical Center, 1 Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Vaccine 24:4024-7. 2006
    ..No deaths were reported. We conclude that influenza vaccine administration in mass vaccination clinics is safe and adverse events after influenza vaccination in NTS are extremely low...
  25. ncbi Influence of high-risk medical conditions on the effectiveness of influenza vaccination among elderly members of 3 large managed-care organizations
    Eelko Hak
    HealthPartners Research Foundation, Bloomington, IN, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 35:370-7. 2002
    ..4- to 4.7-fold higher among high-risk than among healthy elderly persons. All elderly individuals may substantially benefit from vaccination. However, the impact of influenza is greater in persons with high-risk medical conditions...
  26. ncbi Cost-effectiveness of live attenuated influenza vaccine versus inactivated influenza vaccine among children aged 24-59 months in the United States
    Bryan R Luce
    United BioSource Corporation, 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    Vaccine 26:2841-8. 2008
    ....
  27. ncbi Recognizing influenza in older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have received influenza vaccine
    Kathleen M Neuzil
    Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98108, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 36:169-74. 2003
    ..Additional studies are warranted to define optimal methods for the diagnosis of influenza among older persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
  28. ncbi Impact of a winter respiratory virus season on patients with COPD and association with influenza vaccination
    Geoffrey J Gorse
    Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, 3635 Vista Ave FDT 8N, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Chest 130:1109-16. 2006
    ....
  29. ncbi Immunization for seniors
    Dale W Bratzler
    Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, Inc, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    J Law Med Ethics 30:128-34. 2002
    ..Despite state efforts to improve vaccination rates of seniors, efforts that have included regulatory and educational approaches, significant challenges remain in designing immunization programs for seniors that are universally effective...
  30. ncbi Efficacy trial of live, cold-adapted and inactivated influenza virus vaccines in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a VA cooperative study
    Geoffrey J Gorse
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Center, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA
    Vaccine 21:2133-44. 2003
    ..17, 0.53), and -0.05 for type B virus (95% CL: -1.13, 0.48). However, there was a possible advantage for TC over TP in reducing respiratory consequences of an influenza season measured by pulmonary function and symptoms at end of study...
  31. ncbi Development and validation of a clinical prediction rule for hospitalization due to pneumonia or influenza or death during influenza epidemics among community-dwelling elderly persons
    Eelko Hak
    Julius Center for General Practice and Patient Oriented Research, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    J Infect Dis 189:450-8. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This prediction rule may be a useful tool to complement other age-based strategies, to further encourage vaccination, especially among those at the highest risk of serious complications due to influenza...
  32. ncbi Barriers to adult immunization
    David R Johnson
    Scientific and Medical Affairs, Sanofi Pasteur Inc, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18017, USA
    Am J Med 121:S28-35. 2008
    ..We conclude that a better understanding of why adults do not get vaccinated is important for efforts to increase immunization rates in this broad age group...
  33. ncbi Non-traditional settings for influenza vaccination of adults: costs and cost effectiveness
    Lisa A Prosser
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
    Pharmacoeconomics 26:163-78. 2008
    ..All analyses are from the US societal perspective...
  34. ncbi Safety and acceptability of pneumococcal vaccinations administered in nontraditional settings
    Wendy L Bauman
    Medicine Service and Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55417, USA
    Am J Infect Control 30:261-8. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: Nontraditional settings offer a safe and highly satisfactory option for the administration of pneumococcal vaccinations to the elderly...
  35. ncbi Guidelines for quality standards for immunization
    Pierce Gardner
    Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 35:503-11. 2002
  36. ncbi Influenza vaccination: policy versus evidence: no gap between policy and evidence
    David S Fedson
    BMJ 333:1020. 2006
  37. ncbi Safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of live, attenuated, cold-adapted influenza vaccine in an indicated population aged 5-49 years
    Robert B Belshe
    Center for Vaccine Development, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 39:920-7. 2004
    ....
  38. ncbi Clinical effectiveness of first and repeat influenza vaccination in adult and elderly diabetic patients
    Ingrid Looijmans-Van den Akker
    Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Health Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Diabetes Care 29:1771-6. 2006
    ....
  39. ncbi Benefits of influenza vaccine in US elderly--appreciating issues of confounding bias and precision
    Eelko Hak
    Int J Epidemiol 35:800-2; author reply 799-800. 2006
  40. ncbi Where adults reported receiving influenza vaccination in the United States
    James A Singleton
    National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Am J Infect Control 33:563-70. 2005
    ..This study assessed locations at which US adults receive influenza (flu) vaccinations and the relative roles that traditional and nontraditional vaccination settings play in influenza vaccine delivery...
  41. ncbi First do no harm: ensuring that healthcare workers vaccinate and are vaccinated
    Kristin L Nichol
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 24:799-800. 2003