Healthcare professionals' perceptions of challenges in vaccine communication and training needs: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare professionals (HCPs) can play an important role in encouraging patients and their caregivers to be vaccinated. The objective of this qualitative study was to investigate HCPs' perspectives on challenges in vaccine communication and unmet training needs in this domain.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 41 HCPs (mainly nurses and physicians) with vaccination roles (23 in England; 18 in France), gathering information on: (1) HCPs' approach to vaccine conversations with patients; (2) Challenges of communicating about vaccines; (3) Vaccine-related training and learning resources available to HCPs, and; (4) HCPs' training needs around vaccine communication.

Results

HCPs described a range of communication experiences that indicated

SUBMITTER: Holford D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11265004 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature