Continuing education programme on vaccines for primary healthcare professionals: mixed-method protocol

Introduction Vaccination is a fundamental intervention in disease prevention; therefore, the advice and recommendations of health professionals have a major influence on the population’s decision to be vaccinated or not. Professionals must have sufficient competencies to carry out their work and rec...

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Main Authors: Marina García-Gámez, María González-Cano-Caballero, Eloísa Fernández-Fernández, Eloísa Fernández-Ordoñez, María Dolores Cano-Caballero, Cristina Guerra-Marmolejo
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e060094.full
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author Marina García-Gámez
María González-Cano-Caballero
Eloísa Fernández-Fernández
Eloísa Fernández-Ordoñez
María Dolores Cano-Caballero
Cristina Guerra-Marmolejo
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María González-Cano-Caballero
Eloísa Fernández-Fernández
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Cristina Guerra-Marmolejo
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description Introduction Vaccination is a fundamental intervention in disease prevention; therefore, the advice and recommendations of health professionals have a major influence on the population’s decision to be vaccinated or not. Professionals must have sufficient competencies to carry out their work and recommend vaccination with evidence-based knowledge. The aim is to design and validate a strategy to improve professional competencies in vaccination to positively influence adherence and increase vaccination rates in the population.Methods and analysis Training will be designed based on evidence and previous studies and piloted with healthcare providers. To test changes in knowledge, a pretest and post-test will be conducted. To test feasibility, a think-aloud method will be used with participants and triangulated with focus groups using SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis. Transfer will be measured using the questionnaire ‘factors for the indirect evaluation of transfer’ and an efficacy questionnaire 1½ months later; for satisfaction, an ad hoc questionnaire will be used. A summative approach will be used for the analysis of the focus groups and descriptive and bivariate statistics for the questionnaires.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Andalusian Research Ethics Committee, Spain (approval number: 0524-N-20). The results will be made available to the public at journal publications and scientific conferences.
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spelling doaj-art-ee85e74ed78b4f30aae4e8b5805e7ce12025-01-24T21:55:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-06-0112610.1136/bmjopen-2021-060094Continuing education programme on vaccines for primary healthcare professionals: mixed-method protocolMarina García-Gámez0María González-Cano-Caballero1Eloísa Fernández-Fernández2Eloísa Fernández-Ordoñez3María Dolores Cano-Caballero4Cristina Guerra-Marmolejo52 Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, University of Málaga, Malaga, Andalucía, SpainDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, University of Seville, Sevilla, SpainCosta del Sol Hospital, Marbella, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Málaga, Málaga, SpainIntroduction Vaccination is a fundamental intervention in disease prevention; therefore, the advice and recommendations of health professionals have a major influence on the population’s decision to be vaccinated or not. Professionals must have sufficient competencies to carry out their work and recommend vaccination with evidence-based knowledge. The aim is to design and validate a strategy to improve professional competencies in vaccination to positively influence adherence and increase vaccination rates in the population.Methods and analysis Training will be designed based on evidence and previous studies and piloted with healthcare providers. To test changes in knowledge, a pretest and post-test will be conducted. To test feasibility, a think-aloud method will be used with participants and triangulated with focus groups using SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis. Transfer will be measured using the questionnaire ‘factors for the indirect evaluation of transfer’ and an efficacy questionnaire 1½ months later; for satisfaction, an ad hoc questionnaire will be used. A summative approach will be used for the analysis of the focus groups and descriptive and bivariate statistics for the questionnaires.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Andalusian Research Ethics Committee, Spain (approval number: 0524-N-20). The results will be made available to the public at journal publications and scientific conferences.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e060094.full
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Cristina Guerra-Marmolejo
Continuing education programme on vaccines for primary healthcare professionals: mixed-method protocol
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