Deml Michael J, Dietrich Léna G, Wingeier Bernhard, Etter Gisela, Gallmann Caesar, Berger Christoph, Suggs L Suzanne, Huber Benedikt M, Tarr Philip E
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
University of Basel, 4051 Basel, Switzerland.
J Clin Med. 2020 Feb 21;9(2):592. doi: 10.3390/jcm9020592.
Novel strategies are needed to address vaccine hesitancy (VH), which correlates with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In Switzerland, CAM providers play important roles in vaccine counseling of vaccine hesitant (VH) parents, and traditional vaccination messaging tends to overlook CAM provider perspectives. In the setting of a Swiss national research program on VH, our key strategy has been to work together closely with CAM providers. To assess the feasibility of generating educational human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine materials that would interest VH healthcare providers (HCPs), we invited four CAM providers to co-author two HPV vaccine review articles for general practitioners. We conducted thematic analysis of CAM provider comments to identify patterns that could complement and improve vaccination messaging from CAM perspectives. We identified several themes and generated an inventory of CAM provider messaging recommendations related to language use, presentation of background information, nuanced statements regarding HPV vaccine efficacy and safety, and communication tools that would be important to VH HCPs. Contrary to our initial expectations, and in an inclusive, respectful atmosphere of open dialogue, we were able to productively finalize our manuscripts. In the opinion of the CAM co-authors, the manuscripts effectively considered the communication needs and perspectives of VH HCPs. Engaging with CAM providers appears to be a feasible and innovative avenue for providing vaccine information and designing communication tools aimed at VH healthcare providers.
需要新的策略来应对疫苗犹豫（VH）问题，这与补充和替代医学（CAM）相关。在瑞士，补充和替代医学从业者在为对疫苗持犹豫态度（VH）的父母提供疫苗咨询方面发挥着重要作用，而传统的疫苗接种宣传往往忽视了补充和替代医学从业者的观点。在瑞士一项关于疫苗犹豫的国家研究项目中，我们的关键策略是与补充和替代医学从业者密切合作。为了评估制作能引起对疫苗持犹豫态度的医疗保健提供者（VH HCPs）兴趣的人乳头瘤病毒（HPV）疫苗教育材料的可行性，我们邀请了四位补充和替代医学从业者共同为全科医生撰写两篇HPV疫苗综述文章。我们对补充和替代医学从业者的评论进行了主题分析，以确定可以从补充和替代医学角度补充和改进疫苗接种宣传的模式。我们确定了几个主题，并生成了一份与语言使用、背景信息呈现、关于HPV疫苗功效和安全性的细微陈述以及对VH HCPs重要的沟通工具相关的补充和替代医学从业者宣传建议清单。与我们最初的预期相反，在开放对话的包容、尊重氛围中，我们能够高效地完成我们的手稿。在补充和替代医学共同作者看来，这些手稿有效地考虑了VH HCPs的沟通需求和观点。与补充和替代医学从业者合作似乎是为对疫苗持犹豫态度的医疗保健提供者提供疫苗信息和设计沟通工具的可行且创新的途径。
