Preparing student-pharmacists to utilize motivational interviewing techniques to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented racial/ethnic patient populations.
Background and purpose
COVID-19
Motivational interviewing
Training, OSCE
Underrepresented populations
Vaccine hesitancy
Journal
Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning
ISSN: 1877-1300
Titre abrégé: Curr Pharm Teach Learn
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101560815
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
received:
31
08
2022
revised:
19
05
2023
accepted:
12
07
2023
medline:
18
8
2023
pubmed:
24
7
2023
entrez:
23
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Vaccine hesitancy disproportionally impacts racial/ethnic minority populations. Regarded as trusted, accessible, and knowledgeable, pharmacists are strategically positioned to address this threat using effective communication strategies such as motivational interviewing (MI). Little data exists on programs that prepare student-pharmacists to use MI to combat vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented populations. Student pharmacists elected to participate in co-curricular training on addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in racial/ethnic minority populations. The training included a web-based module on using MI to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a live group objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) with standardized patient encounters that included prevalent COVID-19 vaccine concerns. Faculty assessed the group's ability to employ core elements of MI to correct vaccine misinformation. After the OSCE, students received feedback from the standardized actors and evaluators. Change in student confidence was assessed. After the training, students volunteered at eight different community events to utilize MI to address vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented patient populations. A total of 17 students completed the training. Four out of the six groups received a passing score on the OSCE. Students performed satisfactory in the major domains of MI but struggled to answer knowledge-based questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines. As a result of the training, a significant increase in student confidence was seen. All participating students rated the training as either "excellent" or "good." A novel, co-curricular educational initiative was an effective tool to prepare student-pharmacists to utilize MI to combat vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented racial/ethnic minority populations.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Vaccine hesitancy disproportionally impacts racial/ethnic minority populations. Regarded as trusted, accessible, and knowledgeable, pharmacists are strategically positioned to address this threat using effective communication strategies such as motivational interviewing (MI). Little data exists on programs that prepare student-pharmacists to use MI to combat vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented populations.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING
Student pharmacists elected to participate in co-curricular training on addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in racial/ethnic minority populations. The training included a web-based module on using MI to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and a live group objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) with standardized patient encounters that included prevalent COVID-19 vaccine concerns. Faculty assessed the group's ability to employ core elements of MI to correct vaccine misinformation. After the OSCE, students received feedback from the standardized actors and evaluators. Change in student confidence was assessed. After the training, students volunteered at eight different community events to utilize MI to address vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented patient populations.
FINDINGS
A total of 17 students completed the training. Four out of the six groups received a passing score on the OSCE. Students performed satisfactory in the major domains of MI but struggled to answer knowledge-based questions regarding COVID-19 vaccines. As a result of the training, a significant increase in student confidence was seen. All participating students rated the training as either "excellent" or "good."
SUMMARY
A novel, co-curricular educational initiative was an effective tool to prepare student-pharmacists to utilize MI to combat vaccine hesitancy in underrepresented racial/ethnic minority populations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37482494
pii: S1877-1297(23)00184-3
doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2023.07.008
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
COVID-19 Vaccines
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
742-747Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Competing Interest The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.