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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedHofstetter AM, Opel DJ, Stockwell MS
Associations between health care professional communication practices and influenza vaccination of hospitalized children.
The objective of this study was to describe the communication of health care professionals (HCPs) with parents of hospitalized children concerning the influenza vaccine. A survey was conducted online or via telephone with English- and Spanish-speaking parents of influenza vaccine-eligible children hospitalized at a pediatric hospital after discharge. Findings showed that a parent-reported HCP conversation and recommendation were associated with influenza vaccination during hospitalization.
AHRQ-funded; HS025470.
Citation: Hofstetter AM, Opel DJ, Stockwell MS .
Associations between health care professional communication practices and influenza vaccination of hospitalized children.
Acad Pediatr 2021 Sep-Oct;21(7):1142-50. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.06.014..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Influenza, Vaccination, Communication, Health Promotion, Clinician-Patient Communication
Shah PD, Calo WA, Gikey MB
Questions and concerns about HPV vaccine: a communication experiment.
The purpose of this study was to identify effective responses to parents' questions and concerns about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, using a surveyed national sample of 1196 parents of children aged 9 - 17. Brief videos of a pediatrician providing messages that addressed seven HPV vaccination topics were recorded and parents viewed four videos on one randomly assigned topic, in random order, and evaluated the messages. The authors conclude that the most important principles for increasing message effectiveness are to include information on the benefits of vaccination, including cancer prevention, and to avoid expressing urgency to vaccinate when addressing parents' questions or concerns. The authors also recommend that providers need to be prepared to have longer conversations with parents who express concerns about the HPV vaccine.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Shah PD, Calo WA, Gikey MB .
Questions and concerns about HPV vaccine: a communication experiment.
Pediatrics 2019 Feb;143(2):pii: e20181872. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-1872..
Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Decision Making, Infectious Diseases, Vaccination
Shay LA, Baldwin AS, Betts AC
Parent-provider communication of HPV vaccine hesitancy.
The authors of this study developed a typology characterizing parent-provider communication around the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in order to assist providers in communicating more effectively with parents around HPV vaccine hesitancy. Visits with unvaccinated adolescents at six pediatric clinics in Dallas, Texas, in which parents were undecided about HPV vaccination, were audio-recorded. The parents’ verbal expression of hesitancy and whether the providers responded with acquiescence and/or persistence were qualitatively coded, and the frequency of parent and provider communication codes and same-day vaccination described. The results indicate that providers who engage hesitant parents and address their concerns can lead to same-day HPV vaccination, and that even parents who make assertive statements are amenable to influence by providers.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Shay LA, Baldwin AS, Betts AC .
Parent-provider communication of HPV vaccine hesitancy.
Pediatrics 2018 Jun;141(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-2312..
Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Decision Making, Infectious Diseases, Vaccination
Shay LA, Street RL, Jr., Baldwin AS
Characterizing safety-net providers' HPV vaccine recommendations to undecided parents: a pilot study.
The researchers developed a tool to describe strength and content of provider HPV vaccination recommendations. The tool showed how providers undercut their recommendations through qualifications or support them with a rationale. The authors recommended that providers would benefit from communication skills training on how to make explicit recommendations with an evidence-based rationale.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Shay LA, Street RL, Jr., Baldwin AS .
Characterizing safety-net providers' HPV vaccine recommendations to undecided parents: a pilot study.
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Sep;99(9):1452-60. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.06.027.
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Keywords: Practice Patterns, Vaccination, Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Communication
Rand CM, Blumkin A, Vincelli P
Parent preferences for communicating with their adolescent's provider using new technologies.
The researchers assessed the views of parents of adolescents on various means to communicate with their adolescents’ physicians about vaccine reminders and appointments, medication refills and test results including phone, mail, e-mail, text messages, and personal health records (PHR). They found that young parents of adolescents are most likely to accept text message vaccine reminders; suburban parents prefer e-mail reminders. Personal health records are accepted generally by those parents who are younger and suburban.
AHRQ-funded; HS017951.
Citation: Rand CM, Blumkin A, Vincelli P .
Parent preferences for communicating with their adolescent's provider using new technologies.
J Adolesc Health 2015 Sep;57(3):299-304. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.06.006..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Clinician-Patient Communication, Children/Adolescents, Vaccination