Clinician-parent discussions about influenza vaccination of children and their association with vaccine acceptance.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine how clinicians communicate with parents about influenza vaccination and the effect of these communication behaviors on parental vaccine decision-making.

Study design

We performed a secondary analysis of data obtained from a cross-sectional observational study in which health supervision visits between pediatric clinicians and English-speaking parents of young children were videotaped. Eligible visits occurred during the 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 influenza seasons, included children ≥6months, and contained an influenza vaccine discussion. A coding scheme of 10 communication behaviors was developed and applied to each visit. Associations between clinician communication behaviors and parental verbal vaccine acceptance and parental visit experience were examin

SUBMITTER: Hofstetter AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572763 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature