ERIC Number: EJ813677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Vaccine Risk/Benefit Communication: Effect of an Educational Package for Public Health Nurses
Davis, Terry C.; Fredrickson, Doren D.; Kennen, Estela M.; Humiston, Sharon G.; Arnold, Connie L.; Quinlin, Mackey S.; Bocchini, Joseph A., Jr.
Health Education & Behavior, v33 n6 p787-801 2006
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an in-service for public health nurses (PHNs) and accompanying educational materials could improve vaccine risk/benefit communication. The content and timing of vaccine communication were recorded during 246 pre-and 217 post-intervention visits in two public health immunization clinics. Pre-/postintervention comparisons showed PHN communication of severe side effects (13% vs. 44%, p less than 0.0001) and their management (29% vs. 60%, p less than 0.0001) increased. There was no significant change in discussion of vaccine benefits (48% vs. 51%) or common side effects (91% vs. 92%),screening for contraindications (71% vs. 77%), or distribution of written information (89% vs. 92%). More parents initiated vaccine questions postintervention (27% vs. 39%,p less than 0.01) and were more satisfied with vaccine-risk communication (8.1 vs. 8.9 on a 10-point scale, p less than 0.01). Average vaccine communication time increased from 16 to 22 seconds (p less than 0.01). (Contains 3 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Nurses, Immunization Programs, Public Health, Clinics, Health Promotion, Professional Training, Health Materials, Comparative Analysis, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Patients, Risk, Interpersonal Communication, Infants, Check Lists, Racial Differences, Parent Attitudes, Urban Areas, Parent Education
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