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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has been causing high rates of hospitalization and death among the marginalized Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Disaggregated data revealed low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Korean Americans/Immigrants (KA/I) due to vaccine-related fears unaddressed by cultural and linguistic barriers. Prior evidence demonstrates that digital storytelling (DST) is an effective medium to improve recommended vaccine intent and uptake among AAPIs. Objective: This DNP project aimed to assess the effect of DST intervention on improving KA/I’s COVID-19-related vaccine hesitancy, intent, and uptake. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was conducted, with participants (n=4) self-identifying as KA/I adults with English or Korean fluency residing in the U.S. Participants were recruited online via convenience sampling from CARE (Collaborative Approach for AAPI Research and Education). Individuals who had already received COVID-19 vaccines were excluded. The intervention included two first-person audiovisual stories documenting the personal experience of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Outcomes were measured via a pre-post-1-month-follow-up survey utilizing a modified Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (? = 0.72) and Narrative Quality Assessment Tool (? = 0.78-0.81). Results: DST intervention had a marginally significant effect on lowering post-COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy scores (p = 0.068). Participants (n=2) who rated the DST videos with a higher score indicated vaccine uptake at one-month follow-up. Conclusion: This cost-effective, sustainable, and scalable DST evidence-based project has the potential to promote COVID-19 vaccination among KA/I and other AAPI groups with appropriate modification.
ContributorsYoon, Paula (Author) / Chen, Angela (Thesis advisor) / Arizona State University. College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation (Contributor)
Created2022-05-01
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Hospital visitation policies have continued to evolve throughout the pandemic resulting in
visitation restrictions for COVID patients. To positively shape the experience for patients,
families, and care providers a new communication plan utilizing virtual visiting emerged. The
purpose of this quality improvement project, developed based on the caring theory, is to
explore if implementing iPads with virtual visiting capabilities is effective in increasing patient
and family satisfaction. IPads were deployed throughout a large, emergency department
located in the southwest United States to enable virtual communication among patients,
families, and healthcare workers to measure the patient and family’s satisfaction. After the
virtual visit the patient and family member had the option to complete a satisfaction survey.
The anonymous post-visit Likert-scale surveys measured (1) ease of iPad use, (2) staff
engagement, and (3) mental health - coping and stress. Participants were recruited via the
electronic medical record that displayed patients being ruled out for COVID. Data was
analyzed using descriptive analysis and the results showed high levels of satisfaction among
the patients and families in all areas. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that the
availability of virtual visits is beneficial for patients and families. The implementation of video
communication via iPad showed high levels of patient and family satisfaction, mental health
outcomes and increased family involvement.
ContributorsZirkus, Cloe (Author) / Rauton, Monica (Thesis advisor) / Arizona State University. College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation (Contributor)
Created2022-04-30