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Összefoglaló. Bevezetés: A magyar felnőtt lakosság heterogén attitűdje folytán az influenza elleni átoltottság elmarad az nemzetközi ajánlásoktól. A háziorvosok meggyőző potenciálja jelentős, ezért fontos szerepük van a felnőtt lakosság oltással kapcsolatos döntéseinek befolyásolásában. Célkitűzés: Az influenza elleni oltásra vonatkozó támogató és akadályozó tényezők azonosítása felnőtt háziorvosok és a teljes lakosság és körében. Módszer: 1000 fő, a teljes felnőtt lakosságra reprezentatív alany, valamint 317 fő, felnőtt- és vegyes praxisban dolgozó háziorvosokra reprezentatív orvos megkérdezése önkitöltős online kérdőív segítségével. Eredmények: Az influenza elleni oltás lehetősége 93%-ban ismert a lakosság számára, 30% a leginkább a háziorvos tanácsát követné ebben a kérdésben. A háziorvosok jelentősen túlbecsülik az ellátott lakosság átoltottságát. Az oltást nem tervezők leggyakoribb indokai: nem tartják veszélyesnek az influenzát, bíznak a saját immunrendszerükben, tartanak az oltás mellékhatásaitól. Megbeszélés: Elenyésző az influenza elleni oltás lehetőségét mereven elutasítók aránya. A többség relatív indokok alapján tartja kevésbé fontosnak ezt a lehetőséget. A háziorvos hiteles szereplő a lakosság jelentős része számára. Következtetés: A háziorvos szerepe kulcsfontosságú a lakosság átoltottságának növelésében. Orv Hetil. 2021; 163(6): 222-228., Introduction: Compared to the international guidelines, the flu vaccination rate of the Hungarian adult population is not satisfactory due to its heterogeneous attitude towards vaccination. Based on previous results, the convincing potential of general practitioners seems to be significant, therefore they have an important role when influencing people's decision-making concerning this topic., Objective: To identify drivers and barriers to flu vaccination among general practitioners and the whole population., Method: Adult subjects representing the whole general population (n = 1000), and a representative sample of general practitioners (n = 317) surveyed through online self-completed questionnaires., Results: 93% of the adult population is aware of influenza vaccine's existence. 30% prefer to follow the general practitioner's advice on this topic. General practitioners significantly over-estimate the vaccination coverage of the population they serve. The most common reasons for not getting vaccinated against flu: not considering the influenza dangerous, trusting their own immune system, and being afraid of the side effects of the vaccine., Conclusion: The rate of hard refusal of influenza vaccination is negligible. The vast majority of the population consider this option less important for relative reasons. The general practitioner is an authentic actor for a large part of the population. Orv Hetil. 2022; 163(6): 222-228.

Introduction: The attitude to immunization and the issue of vaccine hesitancy in health care workers (HCWs) have been studied in a former survey performed by ECDC (European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control). Aim: Our aim was to study the immunization attitude of primary care paediatricians, general practitioners and primary care nurses in Hungary. Method : We studied vaccine hesitancy in HCWs by way of a questionnaire, developed on the basis of a recent similar survey by ECDC in four countries. The online survey has been performed between May and July 2017. Altogether 765 questionnaires have been returned: 189 primary care paediatricians, 375 general practitioners working in adult or mixed practices, and 201 primary care nurses. The sample has been weighted to the country-specific features - e.g., location of the practice, residence and age of the HCWs - within each of the three groups, so from this aspect it can be considered representative. Results: Our results did not differ substantially from the international ECDC data. Approximately 2/3 of the primary care doctors and about 50% of the primary care nurses were convinced of the benefit and value of vaccines. Data on vaccine hesitancy were consolingly low, though the data on recommended vaccines were somewhat higher compared to the age related/NIP (National Immunization Plan) vaccines. The well-known vaccine scares - e.g., autism-MMR, etc., known also from the literature - could hardly been detected, and it can be explained by the voluntary participation in the study. The least supported vaccine is BCG, while the highest hesitancy rates are related to MMR in Hungary. Conclusion: The need to improve immunization-related communication among primary HCWs could clearly been detected - both in gradual and in post-gradual training programs. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(48): 1904-1914.

The control and planning of the treatment of hypertensive patients need specific attention. As regards concomitant diseases and treatments, glaucoma and the use of eye drops should be taken into consideration. The ingredients of the administered eye drops get through the nasolacrimal canal and can be absorbed by the nasal mucosa. Because of the lack of enterohepatic 'first pass' effect, they can act systemically - like after intravenous administration. This way they can cause systemic side effects. The authors present a case of a patient, too, who was examined and medically checked regularly for years with negative results because of repeated syncope. It became clear only at the Hypertension Centre that the timolol-containing combined eye drops caused the symptoms. The authors draw attention to the fact that in the case of systemic side effects which can be connected to beta-blocking agents (blood pressure fall, bradycardia, breathing disturbance, depression), the role of the eye drops should be taken into consideration. At the same time, the possibility of the systemic drug interactions should not be forgotten either. The interaction with dihydropyridine-type calcium-channel blockers can be of great importance. In these cases, after consultation with an ophthalmologist, the glaucoma treatment with eye drops containing beta-blockers should be modified. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(8): 309-313.

Introduction: The study presents results of an innovative measurement of practical health literacy in international context., Aim: To show the level of practical health literacy in the Hungarian society and in international comparison., Method: We measured practical health literacy with Newest Vital Sign test on a Hungarian national representative sample, asked from 1008 persons, between May and June, 2015 from population 16 years or older, using methodological standards of Eurobarometer. The sample is representative to the above mentioned population by gender, age, region and settlement-size., Results: Based on Newest Vital Sign test, members of the Hungarian society have good practical health literacy. The accomplishment is inconsistent with self-reported health literacy, since it shows weak results., Conclusions: As low level of self-reported health literacy implies that respondents don't have daily routine in practicing their skills, we could draw people's attention to food-information, that are important and show, how to utilize them. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(50), 2002-2006.