SynthesisHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2024
Vaccine hesitancy educational interventions for medical students: A systematic narrative review in western countries.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Media Exposure and Its Association With Vaccine Attitudes, Intentions, and Hesitancy: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- A randomized controlled trial of empathetic refutational learning with health care professionals.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Measuring outcomes of training in Empathetic Refutational Interviewing (ERI) for vaccine communication: Development and validation of the ERI Skills Inventory (ERISI).Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Article
- Piloting short empathetic refutational interview modules in clinical training: Two UK studies.PEC innovation · 2026Article
- From hesitancy to confidence: Shaping the future of vaccine messaging.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025Article
- Predictors of vaccine hesitancy among medical students at the University of Belgrade.BMC medical education · 2025Article
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Abstract
Physician recommendations can reduce vaccine hesitancy (VH) and improve uptake yet are often done poorly and can be improved by early-career training. We examined educational interventions for medical students in Western countries to explore what is being taught, identify effective elements, and review the quality of evidence. A mixed methods systematic narrative review, guided by the JBI framework, assessed the study quality using MERSQI and Cote & Turgeon frameworks. Data were extracted to analyze content and framing, with effectiveness graded using value-based judgment. Among the 33 studies with 30 unique interventions, effective studies used multiple methods grounded in educational theory to teach knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Most interventions reinforced a deficit-based approach (assuming VH stems from misinformation) which can be counterproductive. Effective interventions used hands-on, interactive methods emulating real practice, with short- and long-term follow-ups. Evidence-based approaches like motivational interviewing should frame interventions instead of the deficit model.
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