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Child health care nurses' strategies in meeting with parents who are hesitant to child vaccinations
University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Division of Advanced Nursing.
University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Division of Advanced Nursing.
University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Divison of Caring Sciences, postgraduate level.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2793-9937
2014 (English)In: Clinical Nursing Studies, ISSN 2324-7940, E-ISSN 2324-7959, Vol. 2, no 4, p. 47-59Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe how nurses in child health centres deal with parents who are hesitant to child vaccinations. Method: A study with a qualitative approach that was based on 12 semi-structured interviews. The informants were nurses working in child health centres in the Västra Götaland region. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: The results identified six strategies for dealing with vaccine-hesitant parents: 1) using the family’s resources and knowledge to create a trusting relationship; 2) meetings with the same nurse; 3) open dialogue and active listening; 4) regular meetings between nurse and paediatrician; 5) nurse training on new vaccines and vaccination programme; and 6) nurse training on parents’ use of publicly available information. Conclusion: Nurses should get to know the vaccine-hesitant parents, by listening to them and understanding their point of view. Thereby, nurses establish a good relationship, inspire trust and actively involve the parents in the decision-making concerning the vaccination of their child. Nurses should not make vaccine-hesitant parents feel guilty about not wanting to vaccinate their child.

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2014. Vol. 2, no 4, p. 47-59
Keywords [en]
Child health nurse, Family-centred care, Qualitative content analysis, Strategy, Vaccine-hesitant parent
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Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology Nursing
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NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-6560DOI: 10.5430/cns.v2n4p47OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-6560DiVA, id: diva2:741254
Available from: 2014-08-27 Created: 2014-08-27 Last updated: 2019-11-29Bibliographically approved

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