INTERNET AS A SOURCE FOR CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION : Vaccine hesitancy from nursing perspective
Dinh, Thu (2018)
Dinh, Thu
Yrkeshögskolan Arcada
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018120720474
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018120720474
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This literature review aims to investigate the impact of Internet information on childhood vaccine decisions among parents, and healthcare professionals’ roles in countering vaccine hesitancy sentiment. Two research questions are: ’What challenges are hindering parents from obtaining sufficient information online regarding childhood immunization?’ and ’What are the recommendations for healthcare providers to counteract such phenomenon?’
The study uses two theoretical frameworks to shed light on the findings: the 3Cs model of vaccine hesitancy by SAGE Working Group (2015) and the Health Belief Model by Rosenstock, Strecher & Becker (1988). Through data collecting process, 11 articles were selected and analyzed using inductive qualitative content analysis by Elo & Kyngäs (2007).
Findings show that knowledge barriers, lack of trust and vulnerability towards misinformation are most common challenges for parents who are making vaccine decisions; while lack of time/resources is the factor preventing healthcare professionals from guiding parents. These challenges can be tackled by online and offline interventions, like implementing crowd-based networks, increasing transparency, developing information, providing decision aids, understanding users’ behaviors and using therapeutic communication.
It is difficult to eliminate immunization misinformation and anti-vaccination sentiment from the Internet. However, the author believes by improving nurses’ awareness of the phenomenon and applying interventions into practice, we can productively increase vaccine acceptance.
The study uses two theoretical frameworks to shed light on the findings: the 3Cs model of vaccine hesitancy by SAGE Working Group (2015) and the Health Belief Model by Rosenstock, Strecher & Becker (1988). Through data collecting process, 11 articles were selected and analyzed using inductive qualitative content analysis by Elo & Kyngäs (2007).
Findings show that knowledge barriers, lack of trust and vulnerability towards misinformation are most common challenges for parents who are making vaccine decisions; while lack of time/resources is the factor preventing healthcare professionals from guiding parents. These challenges can be tackled by online and offline interventions, like implementing crowd-based networks, increasing transparency, developing information, providing decision aids, understanding users’ behaviors and using therapeutic communication.
It is difficult to eliminate immunization misinformation and anti-vaccination sentiment from the Internet. However, the author believes by improving nurses’ awareness of the phenomenon and applying interventions into practice, we can productively increase vaccine acceptance.