Overview of a Knowledge Translation (KT) Project to improve the vaccination experience at school: The CARD™ System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Students experience fear, pain, and fainting during vaccinations at school. While evidence-based interventions exist, no Knowledge Translation (KT) interventions have been developed to mitigate these symptoms. A multidisciplinary team-the Pain Pain Go Away Team-was assembled to address this knowledge-to-care gap. This manuscript provides an overview of the methodology, knowledge products, and impact of an evidence-based KT program developed and implemented to improve the vaccination experience at school.

Methods

We adapted knowledge and assessed the barriers to knowledge use via focus group interviews with key stakeholder groups involved in school-based vaccinations: students, nurses, school staff, and parents. Next, we developed project-specific goals and data co

SUBMITTER: Taddio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6438869 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature