Utilizing nonphysician health care professionals and complementary vaccination sites to increase vaccination rates: A quantitative survey

IF 2.5 4区医学 Q3 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association Pub Date : 2025-04-09 DOI:10.1016/j.japh.2025.102400

Amanda L. Eiden, Lei Ai, Arielle Marks-Anglin, Kaitlyn Esselman, Dong Wang, Erik Muther, Alexandra Bhatti

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Abstract

Background

Expanding health care providers (HCPs) who can administer vaccines including nonphysician health professionals (NPHPs) (a registered nurse [RN]/licensed practical nurse [LPN], pharmacist, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, or dentist), along with the broader use of complementary vaccination sites, could improve vaccine access and uptake.

Objective

We investigated the attitudes and perceptions of vaccination stakeholders, including adults and HCPs, regarding leveraging NPHPs and complementary sites to improve vaccination access and uptake.

Methods

A cross-sectional quantitative online survey was administered in July 2021 to 181 HCPs and 100 US adults. Respondents were asked about challenges faced while delivering or receiving vaccines, interventions that might increase vaccination uptake, and the likelihood that individuals would go to NPHPs for vaccinations or would use a complementary vaccination site.

Results

The top challenge reported by HCPs in vaccine delivery was patient receptiveness (62.4%), whereas the top challenge in vaccine receipt was patients' perception that a vaccine was not safe or effective (selected by 81.2% of HCPs, 65.0% of adults). Top interventions were patient or community incentives (selected by 52.5% of HCPs) and recommendations by the HCP (selected by 28.0% of adults). Adults rated their overall likelihood of receiving vaccination from an NPHP as 5.1 (standard deviation [SD] 1.7) on the 7-point scale. HCPs rated their patients' comfort level and adults rated their own comfort level with receiving a vaccine from an NPHP highest for RNs/LPNs (6.0 and 5.7, respectively), followed by pharmacists (5.7 and 5.2), medical assistants (5.0 and 5.2), pharmacy technicians (4.2 and 4.7), and dentists (3.7 and 4.1). The likelihood of vaccination at a complementary site was rated as 5.4 (SD 1.4) by HCPs and 4.9 (SD 1.8) by adults.

Conclusion

U.S. adults are generally comfortable with receiving vaccines from NPHPs and at complementary sites. Education regarding the safety and effectiveness of vaccines remains essential.

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利用非医师医疗保健专业人员和补充疫苗接种地点提高疫苗接种率：一项定量调查。

背景：扩大能够接种疫苗的医疗保健提供者（HCPs），包括非医师卫生专业人员（注册护士[RN]/执业护士[LPN]、药剂师、医疗助理、药学技术人员或牙医），以及更广泛地使用补充疫苗接种点，可以改善疫苗的获取和吸收。目的：我们调查了疫苗接种利益相关者（包括成人和卫生保健提供者）对利用NPHPs和补充站点改善疫苗接种获取和吸收的态度和看法。方法：于2021年7月对181名医护人员和100名美国成年人进行横断面定量在线调查。受访者被问及在提供或接受疫苗时面临的挑战，可能增加疫苗接种率的干预措施，以及个人前往国家卫生保健机构接种疫苗或使用补充疫苗接种地点的可能性。结果：HCPs报告的疫苗递送方面的最大挑战是患者接受性（62.4%），而疫苗接收方面的最大挑战是患者认为疫苗不安全或不有效（81.2%的HCPs和65.0%的成年人选择）。最主要的干预措施是患者或社区激励（52.5%的HCP选择）和HCP推荐（28.0%的成年人选择）。成年人认为他们接受NPHP疫苗接种的总体可能性为5.1（标准差1.7），满分为7分。在RNs/ lpn中，HCPs对患者的舒适度评分最高，成人对自己接受NPHP疫苗的舒适度评分最高（分别为6.0和5.7），其次是药剂师（5.7和5.2）、医疗助理（5.0和5.2）、药学技术人员（4.2和4.7）和牙医（3.7和4.1）。在补充部位接种疫苗的可能性由HCPs评定为5.4 (SD 1.4)，由成人评定为4.9 （SD 1.8）。结论：美国成年人通常对从NPHPs和补充地点接种疫苗感到满意。关于疫苗安全性和有效性的教育仍然至关重要。

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Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 医学-药学

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

14.30%

发文量

336

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of the American Pharmacists Association is the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), providing information on pharmaceutical care, drug therapy, diseases and other health issues, trends in pharmacy practice and therapeutics, informed opinion, and original research. JAPhA publishes original research, reviews, experiences, and opinion articles that link science to contemporary pharmacy practice to improve patient care.