Description of educational techniques for childhood immunization hesitant parents

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  • May 5, 2021
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  • Childhood vaccine hesitancy proliferation led to the World Health Organization identifying it as one of the leading threats to global health in 2019 (World Health Organization, 2019). While hesitancy has been present since the beginning of vaccine development, fears have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine roll out. There is ample research available about provider (ex: physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant) communication and education regarding vaccines. Currently, there is very limited evidence about the nurse’s role in vaccine education and no evidence about an interprofessional approach. This lack of evidence poses a significant gap with opportunities to design more effective methods to educate vaccine hesitant parents. This project explored the strategies various professions, used to educate hesitant parents about vaccines to identify if any took an interprofessional approach. Individual interviews were conducted between January and March of 2021. The participants (n=7) had a variety of in-patient and outpatient experiences and included one pediatrician, one pediatric nurse practitioner, one family practice nurse practitioner, one school nurse practitioner, two registered nurses, and one pharmacist. The interviews were transcribed and coded for a qualitative thematic analysis. The results showed there were no shared standardized protocols or clear roles for all professions when it came to educating about vaccines. It was found that Vaccine Information Sheets produced by the CDC were foundational to the education. Across professionals, they emphasized relationship centered care with families. Future research should be done to design and test the effectiveness of an interprofessional intervention to educate vaccine hesitant parents.
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