The Influence of Provider Communication Behaviors on Parental Vaccine Acceptance and Visit Experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated how provider vaccine communication behaviors influence parental vaccination acceptance and visit experience.

Methods

In a cross-sectional observational study, we videotaped provider-parent vaccine discussions (n = 111). We coded visits for the format providers used for initiating the vaccine discussion (participatory vs presumptive), parental verbal resistance to vaccines after provider initiation (yes vs no), and provider pursuit of recommendations in the face of parental resistance (pursuit vs mitigated or no pursuit). Main outcomes were parental verbal acceptance of recommended vaccines at visit's end (all vs ≥ 1 refusal) and parental visit experience (highly vs lower rated).

Results

In multivariable models, participatory (vs presumptive)

SUBMITTER: Opel DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4566548 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature