5 documents found, page 1 of 1
More than meets the eye: Understanding the importance of the materialities of c...
Augusto, F. R.; Hilário, A. P.; Mendonça, J.Caring practices during vaccination encounters are deeply interwoven with materiality, encompassing everyday objects and elements that play a crucial role for all actors involved. However, the significance of these materialities in shaping caring relationships within vaccination practices has been largely overlooked. This research seeks to fill that gap by exploring how mundane elements, such as the objects pre...
Do health care professionals trust parents? A team ethnography of childhood vac...
Numerato, D.; Marhánková, J. H.; Cardano, M.; Scavarda, A.; Gariglio, L.; Anderson, A.; Auvinen, P.; Bracke, P.; Hilário, A. P.; Hobson-West, P.Social-scientific scholarship on vaccination has often stressed the importance of trust. Vaccine hesitancy has commonly been viewed as determined by the degree of trust that parents have in expert knowledge, health care authorities, and health care professionals (HCPs). Focusing primarily on parents as trustors, the bilateral nature of trust and HCPs’ trust in parents have seldom been considered. This article s...
Addressing vaccine hesitancy in the training of healthcare professionals: Insig...
Augusto, F. R.; Guerreiro, C. S.; Morais, R.; Mendonça, J.; Beja, A.; Correia, T.; Hilário, A. P.Background Evidence suggests that healthcare professionals often feel uncomfortable discussing vaccination with patients, largely due to a lack of training on the topic. In line with the scientific evidence gathered from the VAX-TRUST project, it is crucial to invest in training healthcare professionals and developing political measures to effectively address vaccine hesitancy. This paper explores the importanc...
Policy recommendations for healthcare authorities, organizations and profession...
Correia, T.; Hilário, A. P.; Guerreiro, C.; Mendonça, J.; Morais, R.; Augusto, F. R.; Beja, A.Vaccine hesitancy presents significant challenges to public health, exacerbated by a lack of cohesive policies in Europe. Recognized as a complex social phenomenon influenced by various factors, vaccine hesitancy threatens health systems and public trust. This paper analyses the political background and current gaps in policies addressing vaccine hesitancy, with a specific focus on the role of healthcare author...
(In)certezas em torno da vacinação infantil em Portugal: A perspetiva dos cidadãos
Hilário, A. P.; Mendonça, J.; Augusto, F. R.; Morais, R.Existem poucos estudos em Portugal que abordem os temas do adiamento ou da recusa vacinal, o que compromete o esclarecimento e a desmistificação de dúvidas existentes em torno da vacinação, assim como o desenvolvimento de estratégias de intervenção. Tendo como base uma consulta pública sobre comunicação de ciência, analisam-se as perceções dos cidadãos sobre a adesão à vacinação, bem como sobre o seu adiamento ...