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An Exploratory Study of an Online Vaccine Education Program in Middle-School Students to Promote Vaccine Acceptance.
- Source :
- Journal of School Nursing; Jun2024, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p257-265, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: While vaccines have reduced the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine hesitancy threatens the re-emergence of childhood infectious diseases. Purpose: This randomized controlled study evaluated an online vaccine education program to advance vaccine acceptance among middle-school students. Methodology: Study participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group who viewed the VEP videos or to a comparison group who viewed a science-based video unrelated to vaccines. Results: Knowledge scores improved in both groups and more favorable shifts in vaccine-related beliefs and attitudes occurred in the intervention than in the comparison group. Conclusions: This program can be feasibly delivered via an online platform to middle school students, resulting in shifts in vaccine-related knowledge, beliefs and attitudes. Implications: Delivering evidence-based content to instruct about vaccine effectiveness and safety is an area in which school nurses have demonstrated an important role as a resource for patient education to promote vaccine advocacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of communicable diseases
PSYCHOLOGY of middle school students
IMMUNIZATION
SOCIAL media
HEALTH attitudes
DATA analysis
DIFFUSION of innovations
RESEARCH funding
SATISFACTION
PUBLIC sector
EVALUATION of human services programs
EDUCATIONAL outcomes
STATISTICAL sampling
PILOT projects
FISHER exact test
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ANALYSIS of covariance
CHI-squared test
PRE-tests & post-tests
STUDENTS
ONLINE education
SCHOOL nursing
VACCINE hesitancy
RESEARCH
STUDENT attitudes
HEALTH promotion
VACCINES
MIDDLE schools
HEALTH education
DATA analysis software
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10598405
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of School Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177242092
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10598405221076137