Coping strategies for vaccines at community pharmacies
Part of Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This study tests a set of coping techniques called CARD (Comfort, Ask, Relax, Distract) to help people feel less pain and fear during vaccinations at community pharmacies. It aims to make the vaccination experience more comfortable for both patients and pharmacy staff.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are either a patient getting a vaccine at a community pharmacy, or a pharmacy staff member giving vaccines.
- You can speak and write in English.
- You participate in a community pharmacy that is part of the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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