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Identifying effective vaccine champions: Findings from a national survey of primary care professionals.
- Source :
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Vaccine [Vaccine] 2024 May 10; Vol. 42 (13), pp. 3148-3152. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 04. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Vaccine champions are common in primary care, but little is known about which champions are effective.<br />Methods: In 2022, we surveyed 2,144 US primary care professionals (PCPs) who reported working with vaccine champions. Respondents rated the champion with whom they worked most closely on their effectiveness at improving vaccination rates.<br />Results: About half (49 %) of PCPs perceived their closest champion as highly effective. PCPs perceived advanced practice providers and nursing staff as highly effective somewhat more often than physicians (52 % and 58 % vs 43 %, p <.001). Other correlates of perceived effectiveness included being a formally appointed versus informal champion, working extremely versus less closely with PCPs, and using a high (4-5) versus low (0-1) number of implementation strategies to improve vaccination rates (all p <.001).<br />Conclusions: Results suggest vaccine champions may benefit from having formal roles and opportunities to work closely with colleagues to improve vaccination rates using multiple strategies.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2518
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 13
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Vaccine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38575435
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.04.003