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Immunology
Katarzyna Tkaczyszyn, Ernest Kuchar, Ewa Augustynowicz, Leszek Szenborn
Summary: The study found that an educational lecture on vaccinations positively impacted vaccine confidence in young adult women, leading to a better understanding and acceptance of vaccines. Despite lower increases in vaccine knowledge and demand among participants who rated the lecture lower, all listeners perceived vaccines to be safer after the lecture.
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Biochemical Research Methods
Milan A. Clasen, Louise U. Kurt, Marlon D. M. Santos, Diogo B. Lima, Fan Liu, Fabio C. Gozzo, Valmir C. Barbosa, Paulo C. Carvalho
Summary: This paper introduces a fast deconvolution algorithm for proteomic spectra and demonstrates how to remove incompatible mass peaks by considering their mass defects.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xiaomin Wang, Leesa Lin, Jiayao Xu, Weiyi Wang, Xudong Zhou
Summary: This study found that parents who had higher levels of trust towards crisis communication information and better critical understanding of crisis information were less likely to exhibit vaccine hesitancy. Additionally, parents with lower confidence in vaccine efficacy were more likely to be hesitant, but also more likely to maintain their vaccine intentions.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Giorgia Alderotti, Martina Felicia Corvo, Primo Buscemi, Lorenzo Stacchini, Duccio Giorgetti, Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Maria Jose Caldes Pinilla, Vieri Lastrucci
Summary: This study explores the challenges and communication strategies faced by COVID-19 vaccinators through interviews. Four main themes emerged: attitudes towards vaccination, barriers and promoters of vaccine uptake, information-seeking behaviors, and communication strategies for dealing with hesitancy. The findings help to characterize public attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination and provide important communication principles and strategies to foster vaccine confidence.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Pablo Medina Aguerrebere, Eva Medina, Toni Gonzalez Pacanowski
Summary: This paper analyzes how hospitals can use mobile apps to implement health education initiatives for patients, through a literature review and quantitative indicators evaluation. The results show that most hospitals provide general mobile apps, but only a few offer mobile apps for specific non-communicable diseases. Therefore, hospitals should establish a department specialized in designing mobile apps that meet patients' medical and social needs, and align with public health priorities.
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Immunology
Amelia M. Jamison, Rajiv N. Rimal, Rohini Ganjoo, Julia Burleson, Neil Alperstein, Ananya Bhaktaram, Paola Pascual-Ferra, Satyanarayan Mohanty, Manoj Parida, Sidharth Rath, Eleanor Kluegel, Peter Z. Orton, Daniel J. Barnett
Summary: Vaccination hesitancy is a barrier to India's efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Manipulating message appeal, tone, and source can influence beliefs about vaccines and vaccination. Humor was found to reduce negative beliefs about vaccines, while collectivism and protagonist gender had no effect. It is recommended to use humor appropriately and focus on the outcomes of vaccination.
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Environmental Studies
Kristin F. Hurst, Nicole D. Sintov, Grant E. Donnelly
Summary: Household decisions, such as thermostat settings and food choices, are often made through conversation among multiple people. However, research on conversation as a tool for social influence, especially in sustainability, is lacking. In three experiments, the causal effects of peer-to-peer conversation on sustainable behavior were tested, considering the roles of psychological safety and partner stance.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Immunology
Eric Merkley, Peter John Loewen
Summary: The characteristics of COVID-19 vaccines have an important impact on individuals' vaccination intention, with people being more inclined to take vaccines with higher efficacy and safety. Research has found that individuals are more hesitant to take AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines compared to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, despite all vaccines being approved by federal regulators and considered safe and effective. This comparative hesitancy towards specific vaccines is most pronounced among individuals who are usually open to mass vaccination efforts.
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Pediatrics
Ryan J. Coller, Carlos F. Lerner, Jay G. Berry, Thomas S. Klitzner, Carolyn Allshouse, Gemma Warner, Carrie L. Nacht, Lindsey R. Thompson, Jens Eickhoff, Mary L. Ehlenbach, Andrea J. Bonilla, Melanie Venegas, Brigid M. Garrity, Elizabeth Casto, Terah Bowe, Paul J. Chung
Summary: This study evaluated the association between parent confidence in avoiding hospitalization in children with medical complexity and actual hospitalization, as well as tested the feasibility and acceptability of a texting platform. The results showed that low confidence can predict impending hospitalization, and text messaging was proved to be a feasible and accepted method. Future work will focus on testing the efficacy of real-time interventions.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
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Immunology
Mikiko Tokiya, Megumi Hara, Akiko Matsumoto, Mohammad Said Ashenagar, Takashi Nakano, Yoshio Hirota
Summary: Understanding vaccine hesitancy is crucial in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. This study monitored vaccine hesitancy among the Japanese population during the three phases of vaccine approval and introduction, and examined its association with vaccine confidence and literacy. The findings revealed a transient increase in hesitancy during the introduction phases and changes in perception as the vaccination program progressed or waves of epidemic occurred.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jean-Pierre Michel, J. Goldberg
Summary: The Covid pandemic provides an opportunity to explore the links between education and health literacy, as well as the vaccine decision-making process. Effective vaccine communication is crucial for reassuring people about vaccine efficacy, safety, and potential side effects. Specialized vaccine communication training is essential to improve healthcare providers' communication skills in promoting vaccine uptake and confidence.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION HEALTH & AGING
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alexander A. Huang, Samuel Y. Huang
Summary: This study used variance calculations of model metrics and SHAP algorithm to improve the transparency and selection of machine learning models. After comparing different models using data from the England National Health Services Heart Disease Prediction Cohort, XGBoost was identified as the best machine learning model. The variance statistics obtained from simulation experiments can help researchers choose the most suitable model for their dataset.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Tamara Sonia Boender, Noah Louis-Ferdinand, Gideon Duschek
Summary: In the 21st century, the internet and social media have become vital platforms for disseminating health information, including both accurate and false information. Emojis are widely used on these platforms, even by public health figures and organizations, to share important health updates. However, there is a lack of positive representation for vaccines on social media, leading to vaccine hesitancy fueled by misinformation. To address this issue, a new emoji specifically symbolizing vaccination has been proposed in the global public health community.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
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Infectious Diseases
Katie Attwell, Cornelia Betsch, Eve Dube, Jonas Sivela, Arnaud Gagneur, L. Suzanne Suggs, Valentina Picot, Angus Thomson
Summary: Vaccine hesitancy is recognized as one of the top 10 threats to global health by the WHO. Effective strategies are needed to increase vaccine uptake based on the best available evidence. The field of vaccine acceptance research is rapidly growing with the development of diverse measurement tools and interventions to address the complex mix of factors influencing vaccine acceptance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Nursing
Kristen Choi, Tracy Becerra-Culqui, Bhumi Bhakta, Katia Bruxvoort, Karen J. Coleman
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between parent vaccine confidence and intention to vaccinate their child with autism against COVID-19. The findings showed that positive vaccine beliefs were associated with intention to vaccinate, while belief in vaccine harm, healthcare provider trust, and parent vaccination status were not. This suggests that additional education is needed to bolster vaccine confidence when discussing COVID-19 vaccines, even with trusted healthcare providers.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
(2022)
