Assessment of training of general practice interns in motivational interviews about vaccination

The effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) for reducing vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been demonstrated in Quebec. We conducted a study to evaluate the acquisition of MI skills after MI training via videoconferencing for interns training as general practitioners (GPs) in southeastern France. A...

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Published in:Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 2022-11, Vol.18 (6), p.2114253-2114253
Main Authors: Mitilian, Eva, Gosselin, Virginie, Casanova, Ludovic, Fressard, Lisa, Berthiaume, Patrick, Verger, Pierre, Gagneur, Arnaud
Format: Article
Language:English
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Acceptance
Curriculum
General Practice
Humans
Immunization
medical interns
medical training
Motivational interview
Motivational Interviewing - methods
skills
Vaccination
vaccination promotion
vaccine hesitancy
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Summary:The effectiveness of motivational interviewing (MI) for reducing vaccine hesitancy (VH) has been demonstrated in Quebec. We conducted a study to evaluate the acquisition of MI skills after MI training via videoconferencing for interns training as general practitioners (GPs) in southeastern France. A vaccination-specific MI training workshop was offered to interns in 2021, consisting of two separate Zoom videoconference sessions. Participants completed the Motivational Interviewing Skills in Immunization questionnaire before and after the training to measure skills acquisition. We used pairwise exact Wilcoxon-Pratt signed rank tests for the analysis. Among 45 GP interns enrolled in the first MI session, 34 (75.6%) attended both sessions and completed the questionnaire at 3 different time points. After the first session, MI knowledge scores improved significantly (+21.1 ± 21.6; P 
ISSN:2164-5515
2164-554X
DOI:10.1080/21645515.2022.2114253