Feasibility of using an app-based coaching intervention to improve provider communication about HPV vaccination.

ABSTRACT: Provider communication training is effective for increasing HPV vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents. However, such trainings often rely on in-person meetings, which can be burdensome for providers and costly to implement. To evaluate the feasibility of Checkup Coach, an app-based coaching intervention, to improve provider communication about HPV vaccination. In 2021, we offered Checkup Coach to providers in 7 primary care clinics in a large integrated delivery system. Participating providers (n = 19) attended a 1-h interactive virtual workshop that taught 5 high-quality practices for recommending HPV vaccination. Providers then had 3 months of access to our mobile app, which offered ongoing communication assessments, tailored tips for addressing parents' concerns, and a dashboard of t

SUBMITTER: Grabert BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature