Introduction

Vaccine hesitancy/refusal is a growing issue worldwide. Pharmacists are well suited to address vaccine hesitancy; however, the extent to which they feel trained to do so may vary. The objective of this study was to determine pharmacy student confidence in addressing vaccine hesitancy/refusal.

Methods

Students in their penultimate didactic and experiential years at United States schools of pharmacy were invited to participate in a 30-item electronic survey concerning perceptions of preparedness to address vaccine hesitancy/refusal. The primary outcome was pharmacy students' perception of their ability to address vaccine hesitancy/refusal. Secondary outcomes included student confidence in their knowledge of and ability to speak to vaccine controversies and support for pharmacist/patient vaccine responsibilities. Outcomes were addressed using five-point Likert-type items. Median values and interquartile ranges were reported, with chi-square analysis accounting for possible heterogeneity between groups.

Results

A total of 1433 students (estimated response rate = 20%) completed the survey. Respondents indicated confidence in their preparedness to address patient immunization concerns, hesitancy, and refusal with a median score of 4 (scale of 5, with 1 = the least confident and 5 = the most confident). Secondary outcome analysis revealed varying degrees of confidence regarding specific vaccine hesitancy controversies.

Conclusions

Pharmacy students were confident in their ability to address vaccine hesitancy/refusal. Students held beliefs of responsibility for limiting non-vaccination, but felt less confident in addressing concerns regarding specific vaccine components and immune system overload.

中文翻译：

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药学学生对他们准备解决疫苗犹豫和拒绝的看法

介绍

疫苗犹豫/拒绝是世界范围内日益严重的问题。药剂师非常适合解决疫苗犹豫问题；然而，他们觉得受过这种训练的程度可能会有所不同。本研究的目的是确定药学学生对解决疫苗犹豫/拒绝的信心。

方法

在美国药学院倒数第二个教学和体验年的学生被邀请参加一项 30 项的电子调查，涉及对解决疫苗犹豫/拒绝的准备情况的看法。主要结果是药学学生对他们解决疫苗犹豫/拒绝的能力的看法。次要结果包括学生对他们对疫苗争议的知识和能力的信心，以及对药剂师/患者疫苗责任的支持。使用李克特五点式项目解决结果。报告了中值和四分位距，卡方分析解释了组间可能的异质性。

结果

共有 1433 名学生（估计响应率 = 20%）完成了调查。受访者表示有信心解决患者的免疫问题、犹豫和拒绝，中位数为 4（5 分，1 = 最不自信，5 = 最自信）。次要结果分析揭示了对特定疫苗犹豫争议的不同程度的信心。

结论

药学学生对自己解决疫苗犹豫/拒绝的能力充满信心。学生相信有责任限制不接种疫苗，但对解决有关特定疫苗成分和免疫系统超负荷的担忧缺乏信心。