About
The Vax-Action MINT & SMART project focuses on the development and evaluation of tools for healthcare professionals to support conversations about vaccine acceptance with their patients, specifically in the context of influenza vaccination.
The intervention is based on two key components:
- A short training in Motivational Interviewing (MINT)
- A pre-consultation positioning and reflection tool (SMART) designed for patients
These tools are designed, tested, and evaluated as part of the Vax-Action MINT & SMART project to assess their impact on healthcare professionals’ practices, confidence, and patients’ vaccine acceptance.
The study follows a randomized pre-post controlled design, and is implemented across five European countries, with coordination led by the Institut Pasteur.
Objectives
- To strengthen healthcare professionals’ practices and confidence
- To enhance healthcare workers’ ability to effectively discuss and recommend vaccination.
Fundings
- European Union under an EU4H call
Project partners
- EHESP, France
- GERES, France
- ANMTEPH, France
- Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT), NOVA University, Lisbon, Portugal
- University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development, Romania
- The Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Belgium
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
- Institute of Public Health, University of Porto (ISPUP), Portugal
- Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education (IPVZ), Czechia
- University of Pavia, Italy
