Evaluation of an Online Training Course in Motivational Interviewing for Occupational Health Clinicians to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

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• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Saif, Nadia T. ; Elghannam, Magdi ; Diaz, Liliana ; Hodorowicz, Mary T. ; Doyle, Mary L. ; Baumer, Sarah ; Girmay, Tsion ; Edwards, Lori A. ; Gucer, Patricia W. ; Cloeren, Marianne
• Description:
  Objective: To develop an asynchronous online training on using motivational interviewing (MI) to address vaccine hesitancy in occupational health settings and evaluate learner performance. Methods: We developed a 2-hour online course featuring interactive exercises and simulated dialogue scenarios about vaccine hesitancy and recruited US-based occupational health clinicians (OHCs) via Listservs. We measured MI knowledge, confidence, and skills at baseline, posttraining, and 3 months later, using an instrument adapted from existing validated tools. Results: Of 71 OHC enrollees, 62 started the training, and 55 completed all evaluation questionnaires. Learners demonstrated significant increases in overall evaluation score (11.4% increase, 95% confidence interval, 9.9% to 13.8%) and domain-specific scores. Learners rated the training highly on acceptability measures. Conclusions: This brief asynchronous online training on using MI to address vaccine hesitancy was effective in improving OHC MI knowledge, skills, and confidence.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Vaccines
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Motivational Interviewing; Online Learning; Vaccination Hesitancy; Occupational Health Providers; Patient-centered Communication Skills; Simulated Dialogue Vaccines; Occupational Health; Training; Intervention Effectiveness; Questionnaires; Health Promotion; Health Communications; Clinical Techniques;
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med 2025 Aug; 67(8):e525-e535
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Philadelphia Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  11 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071383
• Contact Point Address:
  Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH, 11 S. Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  mcloeren@som.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/258858/cdc_258858_DS1.pdf
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