The Challenges and Opportunities of Translating Best Practice Immunisation Strategies Among Low Performing General Practices to Reduce Equity Gaps in Childhood Immunisation Coverage in New Zealand

aut.relation.issue1en_NZ
aut.relation.journalBMC Nursingen_NZ
aut.relation.volume16en_NZ
aut.researcherCharania, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorTurner, NMen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorCharania, NAen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorChong, Aen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Jen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Len_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-02T23:56:54Z
dc.date.available2019-10-02T23:56:54Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_NZ
dc.date.issued2017en_NZ
dc.description.abstractBackground: Immunisation coverage rates vary considerably at the local level across New Zealand and challenges remain with effectively translating best available research evidence into public health practice. This study aimed to translate best practices from high performing general practices into strategies to improve childhood immunisation coverage among low performing practices. Methods: An intervention study was undertaken of general practices with low immunisation coverage rates and a high percentage of the enrolled population being of Maori ethnicity. Intervention groups received customised action plans and support for a 12 month period while control groups received 'business as usual' support. Structured interviews were conducted with key informants from all participating practices to understand current aspects related to childhood immunisation delivery and surveys were conducted to understand how the intervention worked. Collected data were thematically analysed. Results: Ten sites were randomised to either intervention (n = 6) or control group (n = 4). Positive aspects of childhood immunisation delivery included high prioritisation at the practice and staff being pro-immunisation and knowledgeable. Key challenges experienced included inaccurate family contact information and discrepancies with referral processes to other providers. Other challenges noted were building rapport with families and vaccine hesitancy. The action plans included various strategies aimed to improve processes at the practice, contact and engagement with parents, and partnership development with local service providers. Conclusions: Creating customised action plans and providing support to providers were considered as helpful approaches when attempting to improve childhood immunisation coverage rates. Our study supports the notion that one strategy will not solely by itself improve childhood immunisation rates and highlights the importance of having a toolkit of strategies from which to draw from.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationBMC Nursing, 16(1), 31.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12912-017-0226-2en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1472-6955en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/12868
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd
dc.relation.urihttps://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-017-0226-2
dc.rightsThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectImmunisation; Nursing; Paediatrics; Practice management; Primary care; Quality of care
dc.titleThe Challenges and Opportunities of Translating Best Practice Immunisation Strategies Among Low Performing General Practices to Reduce Equity Gaps in Childhood Immunisation Coverage in New Zealanden_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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