Addressing vaccine hesitancy in the training of healthcare professionals: Insights from the VAX-TRUST project

IF 2.2 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Fábio Rafael Augusto , Cátia Sá Guerreiro , Rita Morais , Joana Mendonça , André Beja , Tiago Correia , Ana Patrícia Hilário
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Abstract

Background

Evidence suggests that healthcare professionals often feel uncomfortable discussing vaccination with patients, largely due to a lack of training on the topic. In line with the scientific evidence gathered from the VAX-TRUST project, it is crucial to invest in training healthcare professionals and developing political measures to effectively address vaccine hesitancy. This paper explores the importance of training healthcare professionals to address vaccine hesitancy and provides concrete strategies for its implementation.

Study design

A quantitative research design was used.

Methods

The findings are based on a comprehensive Delphi survey conducted with a panel of 112 experts. Additionally, the study involved practical interventions carried out across seven European countries, engaging a total of 694 participants. These participants included general practitioners (GPs), paediatricians, nurses, as well as medical and nursing students. This robust and diverse dataset provides a well-rounded perspective on the subject matter, ensuring that the insights gained are both extensive and representative of various healthcare professionals across Europe.

Results

Three key themes emerged from the findings: the need for effective strategies to address communication challenges with vaccine-hesitant individuals, the importance of using evidence-based communication practices to improve these interactions, and the necessity of integrating social scientific knowledge on vaccination into the training of healthcare professionals.

Conclusions

Training healthcare professionals is essential to equip them with skills and knowledge needed to deal with the complexities of vaccine hesitancy. Evidence was gathered on ways to reflect and act to develop this capacity, namely, by increasing the ability to communicate empathetically, responding to patients' concerns with evidence-based information, and to building stronger and more collaborative relationships with them.
解决卫生保健专业人员培训中的疫苗犹豫问题:来自VAX-TRUST项目的见解。
背景:有证据表明,卫生保健专业人员经常感到不舒服与患者讨论疫苗接种,很大程度上是由于缺乏培训的主题。根据从VAX-TRUST项目收集的科学证据,投资于培训卫生保健专业人员和制定有效解决疫苗犹豫问题的政治措施至关重要。本文探讨了培训卫生保健专业人员解决疫苗犹豫的重要性,并提供了具体的实施策略。研究设计:采用定量研究设计。方法:调查结果是基于一个全面的德尔菲调查进行了一个小组的112名专家。此外,该研究还涉及在七个欧洲国家开展的实际干预措施,共有694名参与者参与。这些参与者包括全科医生、儿科医生、护士以及医学和护理专业的学生。这个强大而多样的数据集提供了关于主题的全面视角,确保获得的见解既广泛又具有欧洲各种医疗保健专业人员的代表性。结果:从研究结果中出现了三个关键主题:需要有效的策略来解决与疫苗犹豫个体的沟通挑战,使用循证沟通实践来改善这些互动的重要性,以及将疫苗接种的社会科学知识纳入卫生保健专业人员培训的必要性。结论:培训卫生保健专业人员对于使他们具备处理疫苗犹豫复杂性所需的技能和知识至关重要。收集了关于如何反映和采取行动发展这一能力的证据,即通过增加同情沟通的能力,用循证信息回应患者的关切,并与他们建立更牢固和更协作的关系。
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Public Health in Practice
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