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Enhancing pharmacy personnel immunization-related confidence, perceived barriers, and perceived influence: The We
Objectives:
Pharmacy personnel need practical strategies to incorporate nonseasonal vaccination services into pharmacy workflow. The objective of this study was to evaluate participants' confidence, perceived barriers and facilitators, and perceived influence on decision-making related to immunization services before and after the We Immunize program to assess program effectiveness.
Design:
Randomized controlled trial.
Setting And Participants:
A total of 62 pharmacist-technician pairs from community pharmacies in Alabama and California participated in the randomized controlled trial. All participants were offered a 1-hour live immunization update. Intervention participants were also offered a 2-hour enhanced training at the beginning of the study period and tailored monthly feedback for 6 months.
Outcome Measures:
A survey was administered at baseline and after the intervention. Likert-type scales were used to rank level of agreement and differences were analyzed using paired-sample t tests and 2-way mixed analysis of variance.
Results:
Sixty-seven participants completed both baseline and postintervention surveys (37 intervention; 30 control). Within the intervention group, participants' confidence in determining pneumococcal vaccine appropriateness (P = 0.027), confidence in pneumococcal vaccine-related patient interactions (P = 0.041), perceived external support (P = 0.016), and perceived influence on immunization services (P < 0.001) significantly improved. No change was observed within the control group. Compared to control participants, intervention participants showed a greater degree of change in perceived external support (P = 0.023) and influence on immunization services (P = 0.005) from baseline to post intervention. Neither confidence related to the herpes zoster vaccine nor marketing activities improved over the study period in either the intervention or control groups.
Conclusion:
Immunization training, including educational interventions and tailored feedback, can be used to positively impact pharmacy personnel's confidence in providing pneumococcal vaccinations and perceptions related to environmental support and influence on immunization services. This, in turn, may increase immunization activities within community settings.
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