Using participatory action research to identify strategies to improve pandemic vaccination.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
; 7(4): 424-30, 2013 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-24229528
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Developing and implementing effective strategies to increase influenza vaccination rates among health care personnel is an ongoing challenge, especially during a pandemic. We used participatory action research (PAR) methodology to identify targeted vaccination interventions that could potentially improve vaccine uptake in a medical center.METHODS:
Front-line medical center personnel were recruited to participate in 2 PAR teams (clinical and nonclinical staff). Data from a recent medical center survey on barriers and facilitators to influenza (seasonal, pandemic, and combination) vaccine uptake were reviewed, and strategies to increase vaccination rates among medical center personnel were identified.RESULTS:
Feasible, creative, and low-cost interventions were identified, including organizational strategies that differed from investigator-identified interventions. The recommended strategies also differed by team. The nonclinical team suggested programs focused on dispelling vaccination-related myths, and the clinical team suggested campaigns emphasizing the importance of vaccination to protect patients.CONCLUSIONS:
PAR methodology was useful to identify innovative and targeted recommendations for increasing vaccine uptake. By involving representative front-line workers, PAR may help medical centers improve influenza vaccination rates across all work groups.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Acesso_medicamentos_insumos_estrategicos
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Programas de Imunização
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Influenza Humana
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Pesquisa Participativa Baseada na Comunidade
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Pandemias
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article