Li, Lan; Wood, Caroline E; Kostkova, Patty; (2024) Co-creating a WeChat Decision Support Intervention to Increase Influenza Vaccine Uptake for Chinese University Students in the UK. In: SeGAH 2024 - 2024 IEEE 12th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, Proceedings. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers): Funchal, Portugal.

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Addressing disparities in influenza vaccine uptake among ethnic minority groups requires culturally sensitive interventions and targeted outreach. The co-creation method is a promising tool for tailoring digital games and app interventions to enhance vaccine uptake, particularly among underrepresented groups, such as Chinese university students in the UK. This paper reports a co-creation process for a decision-support intervention aimed at improving influenza vaccine uptake. Through three focus group sessions involving 11 Chinese students, barriers such as knowledge gaps, language issues, and affordability concerns were identified. Participants expressed a preference for clear and factual information that was accompanied by personal experiences. They emphasized the importance of easy-to-follow guidance, as well as vaccination appointment reminders. Based on insights obtained, a cocreated multi-component intervention was developed and delivered through WeChat official account at an optimal time agreed upon by the participants. The participants reported a high level of satisfaction, which confirms that the intervention was culturally appropriate and had useful content. This study addresses a literature gap by involving ethnic minority groups in co-designing interventions, resulting in an intervention that has the potential to improve vaccine uptake.

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