Impact of a physician recommendation on COVID-19 vaccination intent among vaccine hesitant individuals.
Patient Educ Couns
; 106: 107-112, 2023 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2259262
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To test the impact of varied physician recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.METHODS:
We conducted a vignette-based experimental survey on Prolific, an online research platform. COVID-19 vaccine hesitant, adult panel members were assigned to one of five messages that varied by recommendation style (participatory vs explicit) and strategy (acknowledgement of concerns; comparison to the flu shot; statement that millions of people have already received it; emphasis on protecting others). Vaccine hesitancy was re-assessed with the question, "Would you get vaccinated at this visit?".RESULTS:
Of the 752 participants, 60.1% were female, 43.4% Black, 23.6% Latino, and 33.0% White; mean age was 35.6 years. Overall, 33.1% of the initially "not sure" and 13.1% of the initially "no" participants became less hesitant following any recommendation. Among the "not sure" participants, 20.3% of those who received a participatory recommendation became less hesitant compared with 34.3%- 39.5% for the explicit recommendations. The "protect others" message was most effective among initially "no" participants; 19.8% become less hesitant, compared to 8.7% for the participatory recommendation.CONCLUSION:
A physician recommendation may reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS An explicit recommendation and "protect others" message appear to be important elements of a physician recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Patient Educ Couns
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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