ArticleCureus2021
Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy by Implementing Organizational Intervention in a Primary Care Setting in Bahrain.
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- COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance and Hesitancy in Healthcare Workers and the General Population: A Systematic Review and Policy Recommendations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- A Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivations behavioral analysis of healthcare professionals concerning dengue vaccination in selected countries from Latin America and Asia Pacific.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Vaccine hesitancy in an allergy and immunology clinic in an underserved community.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025Article
- A scoping review of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: refusal rate, associated factors, and strategies to reduce.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Exploring COVID-19 education to support vaccine confidence amongst the general adult population with special considerations for healthcare and long-term care staff: A scoping review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The Role of Medical Students.Medical science educator · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRefusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine or hesitancy is a global threat. Hence, reducing vaccine hesitancy is the next challenge for policymakers and the healthcare system. However, people trust healthcare professionals more than any other source of information. Accordingly, planning for an effective process and competent healthcare professional to elicit and address the patient's concerns is an imperative measure. This quality improvement project aimed to improve physicians' COVID-19 vaccine advice to reduce vaccine hesitancy.
methodsThe study used judgmental sampling and involved 665 hesitant patients over 19 weeks. The team utilized the Plan-Do-Study-Act method to implement COVID-19 vaccine physicians' reminders and upgrades physicians' communication skills to conduct an effective tailored communication that addresses the patient's concerns toward COVID-19 vaccines. The team used pre-post design to evaluate the impact of counseling on the hesitancy rate of patients before and after the intervention over time. The main outcomes were the percentage of physicians' COVID-19 vaccine advice for patients and the percentage of hesitancy rate before and after implementation.
resultsThere were 665 hesitant patients before intervention. However, after the intervention, the number decreased to 193 patients, and the control chart revealed a reliable process. The percentage of recommendations by physicians has increased from 1% to 51% after 19 weeks of implementation and with a controlled process.
conclusionThe study has found that rectifying process barriers and upgrading physicians' skills would improve the COVID-19 vaccine counseling rate and introducing tailored communication would reduce the hesitancy rate. Nevertheless, the study was constrained by a lack of information on the impact of social media and national measures on patients' decisions. Additional studies with more emphasis on other patients' behavior determinants are necessary.
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