Evaluation of the Implementation of a Multi-Component Intervention to Improve Healthcare Provider Communication about HPV Vaccination.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relative use, usefulness, and facilitators and barriers to use, as perceived by providers, of five different components in an HPV vaccine communication intervention-which was found to be effective at improving HPV vaccination rates.

METHODS: Four serial surveys of 108 providers (MD, NP, or PA) from intervention clinics involved in the study assessed use and usefulness of the 5 communication intervention components over a 12-month period.

RESULTS: Response rates were 79%-86%. The fact sheet (64%-77%) and motivational interviewing techniques (MI; 86%) were the most used components-use was sustained over the 12-month period. These components were also perceived as somewhat or very useful by most providers, and this perceived usefulness increased over time (very or somewhat useful at end of study, 97% fact sheet, 98% MI, respectively). Although fewer providers reported using the website (15%-42%), or disease images (6%-17%%), when these were used, most providers (67%-87%) felt they were somewhat or very useful. The decision aid was not used frequently (17%-41% of providers) and 43% of providers felt it was not very or not at all useful. Facilitators and barriers were identified for each component. The fact sheet and MI were perceived as the easiest to integrate into the clinic workflow.

CONCLUSION(S): the fact sheet and MI were the most used and most useful intervention components, both were easy to integrate into clinic workflow, and their use was sustained over time. Dissemination of similar interventions in the future should focus on these two specific components.