{"id":4677,"date":"2026-01-26T08:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T08:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:53:38","slug":"supporting-health-workers-in-addressing-vaccine-hesitancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/my\/2026\/01\/supporting-health-workers-in-addressing-vaccine-hesitancy\/","title":{"rendered":"Menyokong petugas kesihatan dalam menangani keraguan vaksin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Oleh Dawn Holford, University of Bristol, UK; Linda Karlsson, University of Turku, Finland; Frederike Taubert, Erfurt University, Germany; Emma C. Anderson, University of Bristol, UK; Virginia C. Gould, University of Bristol, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Membetulkan salah faham tentang vaksin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaksinasi ialah salah satu alat kesihatan awam yang paling berjaya\u2014dianggarkan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/24-04-2024-global-immunization-efforts-have-saved-at-least-154-million-lives-over-the-past-50-years\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">menyelamatkan <\/span><b>6 nyawa setiap minit<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Namun, vaksin juga sering menghadapi tentangan dari orang ramai, dengan maklumat palsu yang berterusan menjejaskan kepercayaan mereka dan memberi cabaran kepada petugas kesihatan yang terlibat dalam tugasan vaksinasi. Bagaimanakah petugas kesihatan dapat mengikuti arus naratif palsu yang begitu cepat tersebar? Apa yang boleh mereka katakan kepada pesakit yang menggunakan naratif ini sebagai alasan untuk tidak mengambil vaksin untuk diri sendiri atau anak-anak mereka?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walaupun memberi fakta mungkin kelihatan sebagai tindak balas terbaik, membetulkan salah faham\u2014yang sering disebarkan melalui disinformasi\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangecommunication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DebunkingHandbook2020.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tidak semudah berkongsi maklumat yang betul<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Contohnya ialah mitos lama tentang <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5789217\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vaksin dan autisme: walaupun kajian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> selama beberapa dekad membuktikan tiada kaitan, petugas kesihatan masih mendengar kebimbangan ini daripada ibu bapa. Mitos seperti ini \u201cmelekat\u201d kerana ia <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2023-92406-002.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bermain pada ketakutan asas manusia, menggunakan naratif yang kelihatan intuitif pada pandangan pertama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ia juga boleh <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/counterhate.com\/research\/the-anti-vaxx-industry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dimanipulasi oleh pihak berkepentingan untuk tujuan politik<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supaya terus tersebar dalam masyarakat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jadi, apakah yang boleh dikatakan petugas kesihatan kepada seseorang yang mempunyai tanggapan yang salah tentang vaksin? Ia bermula dengan memahami apa yang mendorong kepercayaan seseorang. Bayangkan dua ibu bapa\u2014Tina dan Sam. Kedua-duanya bimbang\u00a0 sistem imun anak mereka tidak mampu menangani semua vaksin yang disyorkan. Ini adalah satu lagi tanggapan yang salah: hakikatnya, jumlah antigen dalam vaksin hanyalah sebahagian kecil berbanding penyakit sebenar. Bagi Sam, kebimbangan itu didorong oleh ketakutannya terhadap kesan buruk yang mungkin dicetuskan oleh setiap vaksin. Bagi Tina, kebimbangan itu didorong oleh keutamaannya untuk anaknya mempunyai daya tahan &#8220;semula jadi&#8221; yang kuat terhadap penyakit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kebimbangan mendalam ini dipanggil \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2017-29745-009.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">akar sikap<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attitude roots<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), dan ia boleh menyebabkan seseorang berpegang kepada tanggapan mereka walaupun telah diberi penjelasan tentang fakta yang betul<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selalunya, kita mempunyai dorongan semula jadi untuk membetulkan secara langsung salah tanggapan yang kita dengar daripada orang lain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Namun, kajian menunjukkan bahawa apabila kita mengesahkan dahulu akar sikap seseorang, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2024-59360-001.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mereka lebih mudah menerima pembetulan mitos<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vaksin, yang boleh meningkatkan penerimaan mereka terhadap vaksin. Untuk Tom, kita boleh mulakan dengan meyakinkan bahawa adalah normal untuk mahu melindungi anaknya. Untuk Tina, kita boleh mengakui bahawa mengelakkan ubat yang tidak perlu adalah sesuatu yang baik. Selepas membina hubungan dan kepercayaan, barulah kita membetulkan\u00a0 tanggapan salah mereka dan berkongsi maklumat lanjut tentang vaksin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bagaimana kita boleh mempersiapkan petugas kesihatan untuk perbualan tentang vaksin?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cara terbaik untuk menangani salah tanggapan vaksin ialah melalui <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjgh-2024-017142\"><b>pendekatan dialog yang disesuaikan<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Apabila seseorang dapat berbincang dengan petugas kesihatan yang mereka percayai, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/cdsr\/doi\/10.1002\/14651858.CD010038.pub3\/full\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ia sangat berkesan meningkatkan kadar pengambilan vaksin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Salah satu pendekatan tersebut ialah <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2024-59360-001.html\"><b>Empat Langkah Temu Bual Refutasi Empati (<\/b><b><i>Empathetic Refutational Interview<\/i><\/b><b>)<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014rangka kerja empat langkah untuk membina kepercayaan dan membetulkan salah tanggapan dengan menghormati akar sikap individu itu. Ia dibangunkan oleh projek <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/\"><b>JITSUVAX<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, menggunakan pendekatan berasaskan dialog, seperti <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32281992\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temu Bual Bermotivasi <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Motivational Interviewing)<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Namun, berdialog secara hormat tentang vaksinansi tidak selalunya mudah. Petugas kesihatan <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/10497323251320921\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bimbang perbualan boleh menimbulkan konflik<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ramai petugas kesihatan tidak menerima <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11265004\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">latihan khusus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> untuk menyediakan mereka untuk perbualan sedemikian. Kebanyakan latihan yang ada hanya <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/21645515.2024.2397875\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">menekankan penyampaian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fakta kepada pesakit\u2014yang boleh menjadi tidak berkesan atau kontraproduktif. Dalam projek JITSUVAX, ramai petugas kesihatan menyatakan keperluan untuk strategi dan sokongan yang lebih khusus dalam menghadapi pesakit yang ragu-ragu tentang vaksin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projek JITSUVAX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> telah membangunkan alat untuk menyokong petugas kesihatan menggunakan Temu Bual Refutasi Empati dalam perbualan mengenai vaksin:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/welcome\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumber web <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">untuk memahami <\/span><b>11 akar sikap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> yang mendorong salah tanggapan vaksin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jitsuvax-prospectus_english_digital_PDF-03-04-25.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panduan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menggunakan Empat Langkah Temu Bual Refutasi Empati.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latihan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> untuk petugas kesihatan dalam Temu Bual Refutasi Empati.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kami telah menjalankan bengkel bersama petugas kesihatan di negara-negara seluruh Eropah, dan mereka melaporkan peningkatan yang ketara dan berkekalan dalam kemahiran serta keyakinan mereka untuk mengendalikan perbualan mengenai vaksin selepas menghadiri latihan tersebut. Di Romania, petugas kesihatan yang dilatih dalam Temu Bual Refutasi Empati dan Temu Bual Bermotivasi menunjukkan peningkatan yang lebih besar dalam jumlah janji temu vaksinasi yang ditempah selepas sesi konsultasi mereka, berbanding petugas kesihatan yang tidak menerima latihan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pengalaman kami mencerminkan dapatan daripada <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/europe\/news\/item\/24-05-2023-new-who-study-shows-health-workers-feel-more-confident-to-recommend-covid-19-vaccination-following-a-training-on-patient-communication\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health Organization \u2013 WHO<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, yang menunjukkan bahawa latihan kemahiran komunikasi untuk petugas kesihatan membantu meningkatkan keyakinan mereka dalam menjalankan perbualan tentang vaksin dan merupakan satu <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9444894\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pelaburan yang sangat berbaloi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cadangan praktikal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Untuk pengamal kesihatan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sebagai petugas kesihatan, anda berada di kedudukan yang unik dan dipercayai dalam memberikan nasihat perubatan. Sedarilah bahawa perbualan anda boleh menjadi faktor utama yang mempengaruhi keputusan pesakit tentang vaksin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Memahami \u2018akar sikap\u2019 pesakit anda boleh membantu dalam perbualan. Anda boleh menganggapnya seperti membuat diagnosis situasi untuk mengetahui cara terbaik menangani kebimbangan pesakit. Antara teknik yang boleh membantu langkah diagnostik ini termasuklah bertanya soalan terbuka (contohnya, \u2018Maklumat apa yang boleh menyokong keputusan anda?\u2019) berbanding soalan tertutup (seperti \u2018Bolehkah saya berkongsi sedikit maklumat?\u2019), serta mengamalkan pendengaran aktif dengan memberi refleksi terhadap apa yang diperkatakan oleh pesakit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terdapat cara yang berkesan dan berasaskan bukti untuk membetulkan mitos mengenai vaksin sambil mengekalkan hubungan baik dengan pesakit. Dapatkan latihan dalam teknik-teknik ini untuk meningkatkan keyakinan dan kemahiran anda dalam mengendalikan perbualan tentang vaksin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anda mungkin bimbang bahawa berdialog dengan pesakit memerlukan lebih banyak masa daripada yang tersedia dalam sesi konsultasi. Pendekatan komunikasi seperti Temu Bual Refutasi Empati menyediakan teknik untuk memaksimumkan perbualan walaupun anda hanya mempunyai beberapa minit. Adalah lebih baik untuk membina kepercayaan dan menyediakan asas bagi perbualan seterusnya daripada memberi maklumat yang mungkin tidak diterima dengan baik.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teruslah mempraktikkan kemahiran dan teknik komunikasi yang anda pelajari \u2014 kemahiran ini biasanya akan bertambah baik apabila digunakan dengan lebih kerap.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diterjemahkan oleh: Dr. Sangeeta Singh, Pakar Kesihatan Awam, Malaysia<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dawn Holford, University of Bristol, UK, Linda Karlsson, University of Turku, Finland, Frederike Taubert, Erfurt University, Germany, Emma C. Anderson, University of Bristol, UK, Virginia C. Gould, University of Bristol, UK Correcting misconceptions about vaccination Vaccination is one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4686,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<strong>By Dawn Holford, University of Bristol, UK, Linda Karlsson, University of Turku, Finland, Frederike Taubert, Erfurt University, Germany, Emma C. Anderson, University of Bristol, UK, Virginia C. Gould, University of Bristol, UK<\/strong>\n\n<strong>Correcting misconceptions about vaccination<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaccination is one of the most successful tools of public health\u2014they have been estimated to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news\/item\/24-04-2024-global-immunization-efforts-have-saved-at-least-154-million-lives-over-the-past-50-years\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">save 6 lives every minute<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But vaccines have also faced public resistance, with persistent disinformation undermining public trust in vaccination, and posing a challenge for health workers with vaccination roles. How do health workers keep up with the flood of false narratives about vaccines? What can they say to patients who cite these narratives as reasons not to vaccinate themselves or their children?\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it can be tempting to respond by citing the facts, correcting misconceptions about vaccines\u2014which are often fuelled by disinformation\u2014is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangecommunication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DebunkingHandbook2020.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not as simple as sharing more factual information<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Take the example of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5789217\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long-debunked myth about vaccines and autism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: despite decades of research and extensive evidence that there is no link between the two, health workers continue to encounter this concern among parents. Myths like this are \u201csticky\u201d because <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2023-92406-002.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they play on people\u2019s underlying fears, using strong narratives that appear intuitive at first glance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They can also be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/counterhate.com\/research\/the-anti-vaxx-industry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weaponised by those with political agendas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep these myths circulating in public.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what can health workers say to someone who holds a misconception about vaccines? It starts with understanding what motivates someone\u2019s beliefs. Let\u2019s imagine two parents, Tina and Tom. Both share a concern that their children\u2019s immune system will not cope with all the recommended vaccinations. This is another common misconception: the fact is that vaccines are only a tiny dose compared to the real disease. For Tom, the concern is motivated by his fear of adverse effects each vaccine might trigger. For Tina, the concern is motivated by her preference for her child to have strong \u201cnatural\u201d resistance to disease. These deeper drivers of the surface concern are known in psychology as \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2017-29745-009.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attitude roots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, and they can motivate people to cling to their misconceptions in the face of factual correction.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often, we have a natural impulse to directly correct misconceptions we hear from others. However, research shows that when we first validate people\u2019s attitude roots, they are more <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2024-59360-001.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">receptive to corrections of vaccine myths<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which can increase their acceptance of vaccines. So, to address Tom\u2019s concern, we might want to first reassure him that it\u2019s normal to want to protect his child. In contrast, to address Tina\u2019s concern, it could be better to begin by acknowledging that it is generally good to avoid unnecessary medication. After connecting with them and building trust, we can continue with addressing their misconceptions and sharing more information about vaccination.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<strong>How can we prepare health workers for vaccine conversations?<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to address vaccine misconceptions is through tailored, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/bmjgh-2024-017142\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dialogue-based approaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. When people are able to speak to health workers whom they trust for medical advice, this can be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/cdsr\/doi\/10.1002\/14651858.CD010038.pub3\/full\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">highly effective at raising vaccine uptake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. An example of such an approach is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/fulltext\/2024-59360-001.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empathetic Refutational Interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a four-step framework to structure vaccine conversations using evidence-based techniques described above to build trust and address misconceptions while respecting people\u2019s attitude roots. It was created by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JITSUVAX project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and builds on other dialogue-based approaches, such as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32281992\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motivational Interviewing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, engaging in respectful dialogue with patients about vaccination is not always easy. Health workers may <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/10497323251320921\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worry about provoking conflict<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the discussion. Many health workers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC11265004\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do not receive training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to prepare them for such conversations. In fact, where health workers receive training or guidance for this important role, it tends to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/21645515.2024.2397875\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rely on an information-based approach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of providing facts to patients\u2014which can actually be counterproductive. The JITSUVAX project interviewed health workers who described their need for specific support and strategies they can use to deal with patients\u2019 vaccine misconceptions.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JITSUVAX project<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed tools to support health workers to use the Empathetic Refutational Interview for vaccine conversations:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/welcome\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web resources<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help health workers understand 11 attitude roots that underlie vaccine misconceptions.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jitsuvax-prospectus_english_digital_PDF-03-04-25.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on using the Empathetic Refutational Interview to improve vaccine conversations.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jitsuvax.info\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for health workers in the Empathetic Refutational Interview.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have run workshops with health workers in countries across Europe, who reported strong and lasting improvements after attending training in their skills and confidence for vaccine conversations. In Romania, health workers trained in the Empathetic Refutational Interview and Motivational Interviewing saw a larger increase in the number of vaccination appointments booked after their consultations, compared to untrained health workers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our experience mirrors findings from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/europe\/news\/item\/24-05-2023-new-who-study-shows-health-workers-feel-more-confident-to-recommend-covid-19-vaccination-following-a-training-on-patient-communication\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Health Organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that communication skills training for health workers helps build their confidence in having vaccine conversations and is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC9444894\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worthwhile investment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<strong>Practical recommendations<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For practitioners:<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a health worker, you hold a unique position of trust when it comes to medical advice. Recognise that your conversations can make the key difference in patients\u2019 vaccine decisions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding your patients\u2019 attitude roots can help you in the conversation. You might think of this as diagnosing the situation to know how to approach the patient\u2019s concerns. Techniques to help with this diagnostic step include asking questions that are open (e.g., \u201cWhat information would support your decision?\u201d) instead of closed (\u201cCan I give you some information?\u201d) and practising active listening by reflecting what the patient says.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are effective, evidence-based ways to correct vaccination myths while maintaining rapport. Seek out training in these techniques to support your confidence and skills to approach vaccine conversations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be concerned that dialogue with patients takes more time than you have in a consultation. Communication approaches like the Empathetic Refutational Interview, provide techniques to maximise the conversation even if you only have a few minutes. 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