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Vaccine. 2014 Oct 28;32(51):6986-6991. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.10.034. [Epub ahead of print]
The intention to get vaccinated against influenza and actual vaccination uptake of Dutch healthcare personnel.
Lehmann BA1, Ruiter RA2, Chapman G3, Kok G4.
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1Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: birthe.lehmann@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
2Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.ruiter@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
3Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, United States. Electronic address: gretchen.chapman@rutgers.edu.
4Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: g.kok@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Abstract
Health Authorities recommend annual vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) against influenza to protect vulnerable patients. Nevertheless, vaccination rates have been low among European HCP. Here we report on a longitudinal survey study to identify social cognitive predictors of the motivation to obtain influenza vaccination, and to test whether intention is a good predictor of actual vaccination behaviour. Dutch HCP (N=1370) were invited to participate in a survey (baseline). To link intention to behaviour, participants who completed the first survey (N=556) were sent a second survey after vaccinations were offered (follow-up). Multinominal regression analysis showed that HCP with a positive attitude and a higher frequency of past vaccinations were more likely to have a high intention to get vaccinated. A negative attitude, high feelings of autonomy in the decision whether to get vaccinated, a preference of inaction over vaccination, a lesser sense of personal responsibility, and high self-protection motives increased the probability of no intention to get vaccinated. Social cognitive predictors were identified that explain the intention to get vaccinated against influenza of HCP, which in turn proved to be a good predictor of behaviour. Future interventions should focus on these variables to increase vaccination coverage rates.
Copyright ? 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Healthcare personnel; Hospital; Influenza vaccination; Social-cognitive predictors; Vaccination uptake
PMID:
25454867
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The intention to get vaccinated against influenza and actual vaccination uptake of Dutch healthcare personnel.
Lehmann BA1, Ruiter RA2, Chapman G3, Kok G4.
Author information
1Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: birthe.lehmann@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
2Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.ruiter@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
3Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, 152 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, United States. Electronic address: gretchen.chapman@rutgers.edu.
4Department of Work & Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: g.kok@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Abstract
Health Authorities recommend annual vaccination of healthcare personnel (HCP) against influenza to protect vulnerable patients. Nevertheless, vaccination rates have been low among European HCP. Here we report on a longitudinal survey study to identify social cognitive predictors of the motivation to obtain influenza vaccination, and to test whether intention is a good predictor of actual vaccination behaviour. Dutch HCP (N=1370) were invited to participate in a survey (baseline). To link intention to behaviour, participants who completed the first survey (N=556) were sent a second survey after vaccinations were offered (follow-up). Multinominal regression analysis showed that HCP with a positive attitude and a higher frequency of past vaccinations were more likely to have a high intention to get vaccinated. A negative attitude, high feelings of autonomy in the decision whether to get vaccinated, a preference of inaction over vaccination, a lesser sense of personal responsibility, and high self-protection motives increased the probability of no intention to get vaccinated. Social cognitive predictors were identified that explain the intention to get vaccinated against influenza of HCP, which in turn proved to be a good predictor of behaviour. Future interventions should focus on these variables to increase vaccination coverage rates.
Copyright ? 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Healthcare personnel; Hospital; Influenza vaccination; Social-cognitive predictors; Vaccination uptake
PMID:
25454867
[PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Free full text
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25454867