"I think of it as planting seeds": challenging patient-provider discussions about COVID-19 vaccination: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccination has been essential in mitigating the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Healthcare providers can play a crucial role in promoting COVID-19 vaccination by discussing immunization, addressing patients' questions, and providing them with relevant information. However, some segments of the public remained hesitant towards COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic, reflecting an information environment crowded with misinformation and political polarization. This study examines challenging clinical discussions that healthcare providers had with patients hesitant about COVID-19 vaccines. It focuses on obstacles to fruitful conversations and strategies to overcome them, which can extend into ongoing vaccine-related conversations outside a pandemic conte

SUBMITTER: Driedger SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12560340 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature