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Research Guides: Correcting Misinformation with Patients: Vaccine Hesitancy

Reviewed:

Apr 15, 2025 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 5.0 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 4.8 stars
Ease of Use: 4.8 stars
Overview:

This resources is A Research Guides for Correcting Misinformation with Patients and combatting Vaccine Hesitancy

Type of Material:

Reference Material

Recommended Uses:

  • Self-paced resource website.
  • Can be used in class/homework with additional questions for discussion. 
Technical Requirements:

  • Internet Access
  • Web browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:

The learner will be able to 

1. Explain methods for combating misinformation and disinformation from social media

2. Apply therapeutic communication and cultural safety when engaged in difficult conversations with patients. 

3. Apply the teach-back technique or SIFT method during teaching sessions with patients. 

4. Describe several reasons why there is vaccine misinformation and the source of the misinformation.

Target Student Population:

  • High School
  • College General Ed
  • College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

  • Knowledge of vaccines, cultural competency, patient teaching helpful

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:

  • The content is appropriate for those in the medical field. It offers a variety of content, concepts, and strategies for success. It includes a number of current and evidence-based resources. 
  • Materials vary for different learning types and information sharing with a diverse population/audience.
  • The user can access the resources for the content and several papers that support it on the web page. 

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

  • Provides an opportunity to engage with patients to identify and correct misinformation in a professional and structured manner. 
  • Provides a foundation for students/professionals to utilize evidence-based material to begin discussions on a sensitive topic. 
  • Information is factual and not offered in a provocative or combative manner. Videos can be used to share information with others, especially those who do not read or are more in tune with social media/video messaging. There is a plethora of information and direction to further support materials. 
  • Users can watch the video at their own pace.
Concerns:

  • The inclusion of scenario cases would assist in knowledge translation for students, provide an opportunity to role-play the teach-back technique, and the identification of misinformation using the SIFT method
  • An hour-long video may be too long for some.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

  • The site was clearly labelled and easy to navigate.
  • The video was excellent, easy to load, and included closed captions.
  • No issue with navigating the website. 
  • Some podcasts, such as the ones at NPR and PBS News Hour podcast, did include transcripts.
  • Links are in ordinary language.
  • Text is selectable and highlightable.
  • The layout is logical, and the software is robust. 
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Concerns:

The Grapevine Healthcare Podcast, A year in isolation, did not include transcripts.

 

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