General practice web-based decision aid improves MMR vaccination uptake

Commentary on: Tubeuf S, Edlin R, Shourie S, et al. Cost effectiveness of a web-based decision aid for parents deciding about MMR vaccination: a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care. Br J Gen Pract 2014;64:e493–9. Implications for practice and research Decision aids can help inform parents about vaccine decisions for their children, which is critical in an age of vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Web-based decision aids may be a low-cost or free means of helping parents to understand the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination, supplementing information they receive from healthcare providers. Context It is not uncommon for parents to express vaccine hesitancy, request modified childhood vaccination schedules, refuse vaccines for their children or file for non-medical exemptions from school-required vaccinations.1 Moreover, outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses are becoming more common.2 Healthcare providers strive to give parents all...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Health policy, General practice / family medicine, Child health, Immunology (including allergy), Drugs: infectious diseases, Vaccination / immunisation, Child health, Health service research Source Type: research