Preventive Medicine

Rotavirus vaccination reduces the incidence and severity of acute gastroenteritis due to rotavirus infection. However, because of a lack of understanding and private payment for the rotavirus vaccine, the rotavirus vaccination rate is still low in some countries. To assess the impact of shared decision-making (SDM) with the assistance of patient decision aids (PDAs) on the rotavirus vaccination rate, and the knowledge, confidence, and congruence of value among baby’s parents when decision-making. The study was a two-group, outcome assessor-blind, randomized, controlled trial. The families of 1-month-old infants for routine vaccination were enrolled; they were divided randomly into non-SDM and SDM groups. The influence of SDM on the acceptance of rotavirus vaccination was assessed when they were 2 months old. Outcome measures were decisional conflict, decision-making difficulties, and rotavirus vaccine knowledge, and the overall rotavirus vaccination rate. The study enrolled 180 participants. SDM, parents’ education level, and rotavirus vaccination of a previous child were variables that influenced acceptance of rotavirus vaccination. The SDM group scored significantly higher for understanding the information on the oral rotavirus vaccine than the non-SDM group, which helped them to decide whether to vaccinate the baby against rotavirus. The rotavirus vaccination rate was 16.7% higher in the SDM group than the non-SDM group. SDM assisted with PDAs gives more information and helps infants’ families understand what they need, reduces their decision conflict, and increases their baby’s vaccination against rotavirus, which promotes public health. The clinical trial is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03804489).

The data file contains variables used for descriptive purposes and analyses of between-group effects for the manscript; Effects of the Active Smarter Kids (ASK) physical activity intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors in children: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

The Excel XLS file includes two sheets: 1) the raw data used for this research and 2) a data dictionary that for each field in the raw data, describes the field and provides the data source.

These are the data collected within the linked online randomised controlled trial of the effect of providing online risk information and lifestyle advice for the most common preventable cancers. Accompanying the data and attached to this record is a detailed data dictionary including the questions and response options for each data fields as well as any pre-processing that has been performed. Consent was given by participants to share anonymised data with other responsible researchers. As consent was not given to share publically it is not possible to add the data to the repository. Instead, the data are stored within the Primary Care Unit and researchers can request access by contacting Dr Juliet Usher-Smith (jau20@medschl.cam.ac.uk) or PCU_DATA@medschl.cam.ac.uk. Applicants will be required to complete a Data Access Agreement that will indicate the criteria for data access and conditions for research use and will incorporate privacy and confidentiality standards to ensure data security.

Over 50,000 individual level data of behaviors, illnesses, demographics from beachgoers across the United States.