Childhood Immunizations*: The Power of Misinformation

2013 ◽  
pp. 32-41
Author(s):  
Michelle Brenner ◽  
Paul McCabe
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Immunizations

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of routine childhood immunizations in Ontario, Canada

Vaccine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Philippe Piché-Renaud ◽  
Catherine Ji ◽  
Daniel S. Farrar ◽  
Jeremy N. Friedman ◽  
Michelle Science ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Immunizations ◽  
Routine Childhood

Measuring Parental Barriers to Childhood Immunizations: The Development and Validation of the Searching for Hardships and Obstacles to Shots (SHOTS) Instrument

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria P. Niederhauser
Keyword(s):  
Factor Model ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Temporal Stability ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Immunizations ◽  
Reliability Estimates ◽  
Parental Barriers

There is a plethora of literature on barriers to immunizations; however, these studies lack standardization of measurement. The aim of this study was to develop and establish an initial psychometric evaluation of an instrument to measure parental barriers to childhood immunizations. This was a cross-sectional study design. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, reliability estimates, item analysis, and factor analysis. Six hundred and fifty-five participants completed the survey. The Searching for Hardships and Obstacles to Shots instrument was developed with 60 items and reduced to 23 items thorough multiple statistical computations; the best factor model was a three-factor solution (Access to Shots, Concerns About Shots, and Importance of Shots) with a total variance explained of 59.4%. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability estimates ranged from .86 to .93, and temporal stability was adequate (r = .85). This study supports exceptional initial psychometric properties of an instrument to measure parental barriers to childhood immunizations.

scholarly journals Interest in Health Information Exchange in Ambulatory Care: A Statewide Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Ross ◽  
B. K. Mellis ◽  
B. L. Beaty ◽  
L. M. Schilling ◽  
A. J. Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Health Information Exchange ◽  
Value Proposition ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Clinical Notes ◽  
Childhood Immunizations ◽  
Problem Lists ◽  
Discharge Summaries

SummaryObjective: Assess the interest in and preferences of ambulatory practitioners in HIE.Background: Health information exchange (HIE) may improve the quality and efficiency of care. Identifying the value proposition for smaller ambulatory practices may help those practices engage in HIE.Methods: Survey of primary care and specialist practitioners in the State of Colorado.Results: Clinical data were commonly (always [2%], often [29%] or sometimes [49%]) missing during clinic visits. Of 12 data types proposed as available through HIE, ten were considered “extremely useful” by most practitioners. “Clinical notes/consultation reports,” “diagnosis or problem lists,” and “hospital discharge summaries” were considered the three most useful data types. Interest in EKG reports, diagnosis/problem lists, childhood immunizations, and discharge summaries differed among ambulatory practitioner groups (primary care, obstetrics-gynecology, and internal medicine subspecialties).Conclusion: Practitioners express strong interest in most of the data types, but opinions differed by specialties on what types were most important. All providers felt that a system that provided all data types would be useful. These results support the potential benefit of HIE in ambulatory practices.

Responding to parents who refuse childhood immunizations

Nursing ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Deem
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Immunizations
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