Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Agnes M. Brazal
Summary: Vaccine hesitancy is prevalent among the educated sector, who may delay vaccination due to concerns about the efficacy of available vaccines or the unavailability of European Medicines Agency-approved jabs. This poses a challenge to promote the common good for individuals, governments, and international agencies.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Raman Kachurka, Michal Krawczyk, Joanna Rachubik
Summary: Although mass vaccination is the best way out of the pandemic, there is a substantial share of skeptics in most countries. Men, older individuals, wealthier individuals, non-religious individuals, those with higher education, and those trusting science rather than COVID-19 conspiracy theories are more willing to be vaccinated.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shawn N. Geniole, Brian M. Bird, Alayna Witzel, Jordan T. McEvoy, Valentina Proietti
Summary: Despite vaccine hesitancy, exposure to vaccination memes can increase people's intention to get vaccinated. However, this effect weakens once the vaccine becomes available, suggesting that the influence of memes may depend on the context.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Ann Marie R. Hess, Colin T. Waters, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Kerri L. Barton, Kathleen M. Fairfield
Summary: This study aimed to identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, including sources of information. The results showed that younger individuals who had less trust in government information were more likely to be vaccine hesitant, but they sought advice from primary care physicians. They expressed concerns about vaccine efficacy, side effects, and the speed of vaccine development.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Justin Stoler, Casey A. Klofstad, Adam M. Enders, Joseph E. Uscinski
Summary: This study assessed various correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy using US survey data. Belief in misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines was found to be the strongest correlate. Political beliefs explained more vaccine hesitancy after excluding belief in COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Alex Dubov, Brian J. Distelberg, Jacinda C. Abdul-Mutakabbir, Bridgette Peteet, Lisa Roberts, Susanne B. Montgomery, Nicholas Rockwood, Pranjal Patel, Steven Shoptaw, Ara A. Chrissian
Summary: This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of vaccine hesitancy among racially and ethnically minoritized healthcare workers (HCWs) and identify factors associated with vaccine non-acceptance. The findings reveal that a significant number of Black, Hispanic, and Asian American HCWs are vaccine-hesitant, and factors such as age, education level, occupation, COVID-19 history, and COVID-19 knowledge predict vaccine hesitancy. The study highlights racial and ethnic disparities in vaccine hesitancy and barriers to vaccination among HCWs of color.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Max Su, Brian Hughes, Marcia Testa, Beth Goldberg, Kurt Braddock, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Vanessa Maturo, Elena Savoia
Summary: This study tested the effectiveness of attitudinal inoculation through short video messages in promoting resistance against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. The results showed that the inoculated individuals had greater ability to recognize misinformation tactics, were less likely to share false information, and were more willing to get the COVID-19 vaccine compared to the noninoculated individuals.
JMIR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SURVEILLANCE
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Ismael Conejero, Melissa Petrier, Pascale Fabbro Peray, Christelle Voisin, Philippe Courtet, Hugo Potier, Loubna Elotmani, Brigitte Lafont, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Jorge Lopez Castroman, Christophe Arbus, Hubert Blain
Summary: The high mortality rate in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic may be associated with psychological disorders in staff. A cross-sectional study in southern France investigated the prevalence and associated factors of PTSD, anxiety, depression, and burnout in nursing home staff. The study found that nearly one third of nursing home workers experienced psychological disorders, with PTSD being reported in 21.4% of responders. Factors such as low-level exposure to COVID-19, fear of managing COVID-19 residents, conflicts with residents and colleagues, cancellation of leave, and temporary worker employment were associated with a higher prevalence of PTSD.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Virology
Fan Wu, Yue Yuan, Zhaomin Deng, Di Yin, Qiufeng Shen, Jiehua Zeng, Yanhong Xie, Meifen Xu, Meiyi Yang, Shiqiang Jiang, Chunhuan Zhang, Huixi Lu, Caijun Sun
Summary: This study investigated the acceptance intention and influencing factors of booster shots in Chinese adults. The results showed that 76.8% of participants were willing to take the booster shot, while 23.2% were still hesitant. The protection motivation theory (PMT) was more effective in explaining vaccination intention compared to the vaccine hesitancy scale (VHS). Factors such as perceived severity, response cost, susceptibility, efficacy, and self-efficacy had an impact on the willingness to take the booster shots.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shaikha Almheiri, Animesh Hazari, Praveen Kumar, Sampath Kumar, Srilatha Girish
Summary: This study aims to identify and compare the pre-post COVID-19 vaccination-related essential information among physical therapy university students. A cross-sectional survey conducted among physiotherapy university students in the UAE found that most students believed the vaccines to be safe, while some had doubts about their effectiveness. After vaccination, some students reported unusual symptoms, which were also observed in their family members. The findings of this study could help increase confidence and awareness among physiotherapy students and promote higher vaccination rates among healthcare professionals.
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Irmgard L. Bauer
Summary: Hesitancy in travel vaccination is a shared concern between travel medicine and tourism.
JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Selda Yoruk, Dondu Guler
Summary: This study found that the prevalence of vaccine hesitancy among parents receiving services from a tertiary hospital in Turkey is relatively high, influenced by factors such as education level, getting pregnant with treatment, lack of education on pediatric vaccines, following anti-vaccine groups on social media, and irregular or lack of vitamin D and iron supplement use for children.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Stacey Orangi, Jessie Pinchoff, Daniel Mwanga, Timothy Abuya, Mainga Hamaluba, George Warimwe, Karen Austrian, Edwine Barasa
Summary: Kenya has a high rate of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy at 36.5%, with factors such as rural regions, perceived difficulty in adhering to government regulations, no perceived infection risk, concerns about vaccine safety and effectiveness, and religious/cultural reasons being associated with hesitancy. Interventions to address vaccine hesitancy and improve vaccine confidence should prioritize holistic messaging targeting specific groups to communicate the risks and benefits of vaccines.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Yumi Kagawa, Hiroko Okada, Aiko Tsunezumi, Takahiro Kiuchi
Summary: This review provides an overview of intervention studies that aimed to encourage HPV vaccination using narratives. A total of 25 studies were identified, mostly conducted in the United States with university students as the sample. Text messages were commonly used in the interventions, and narratives were found to be as effective as didactics and statistics in encouraging HPV vaccination. However, the findings for the combined effect of narratives and statistics, as well as the person, narrator, framing, and content of narratives, were mixed or scarce. Further well-designed studies are needed to determine the most effective narrative strategies for promoting HPV vaccination across different populations.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Halle Kahlenberg, Delaney Williams, Miranda A. L. van Tilburg, Michael R. Jiroutek
Summary: This study aims to assess the association between statistical literacy and hesitation to receive the COVID19 vaccine. Through a survey of American adults, it was found that statistical literacy has a negligible association with COVID19 vaccine hesitancy, and differences in vaccine uptake were observed among political affiliations, income levels, race groups, and ethnicities.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Robert Boehm, Cindy Holtmann-Klenner, Lars Korn, Ana Paula Santana, Cornelia Betsch
Summary: The increasing development of resistant pathogens is a major global health challenge. A novel behavioral game paradigm was used to model the social dilemma of antibiotic intake. The study found that providing social information about antibiotic intake can help reduce antibiotic overuse.
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-HEALTH AND WELL BEING
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Franziska Rees, Mattis Geiger, Lau Lilleholt, Ingo Zettler, Cornelia Betsch, Robert Boehm, Oliver Wilhelm
Summary: To achieve high vaccination rates for COVID-19, it is important to vaccinate children and adolescents. To improve childhood vaccination rates, parents, who make decisions about their children's vaccination, need to be addressed. A study utilized the 7C of vaccination readiness scale to assess parents' readiness to vaccinate their children. The scale demonstrated good psychometric properties and explained a significant portion of the variance in vaccination intentions. Parents' readiness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 was strongly influenced by their own readiness to vaccinate, as well as the age of the children. Tailored interventions targeting parents based on their child's age are necessary to achieve high vaccination rates in children.
Article
Communication
Moritz Joerling, Sarah Eitze, Philipp Schmid, Cornelia Betsch, Jennifer Allen, Robert Boehm
Summary: The willingness of individuals to disclose COVID-19 infection to contact-tracing apps can be increased by emphasizing the prosocial benefit or social-life-enabling benefit of the app. Trust in public institutions and fear of COVID-19 are also relevant predictors. The perceived ease of use moderates the relationship between perceived prosocial benefit and disclosure willingness.
INFORMATION COMMUNICATION & SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Luca Henkel, Philipp Sprengholz, Lars Korn, Cornelia Betsch, Robert Boehm
Summary: The study shows that people's identification with their COVID-19 vaccination status is associated with polarization in attitudes, behaviours, and acceptance of vaccination policies. This identification plays a key role in shaping intergroup conflict and predicting behavioral responses to vaccination policies.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cornelia Betsch, Philipp Schmid, Pierre Verger, Stephan Lewandowsky, Anna Soveri, Ralph Hertwig, Angelo Fasce, Dawn Holford, Paul De Raeve, Arnaud Gagneur, Pia Vuolanto, Tiago Correia, Lara Tavoschi, Silvia Declich, Maurizio Marceca, Athena Linos, Pania Karnaki, Linda Karlsson, Amanda Garrison
Summary: This article summarises the current challenges of routine vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides recommendations to increase uptake. It also points out evidence-based resources to support healthcare workers, policy makers, and communicators.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Philipp Sprengholz, Robert Bruckmann, Marc Wiedermann, Dirk Brockmann, Cornelia Betsch
Summary: Compliance with regulations and recommendations in both private and working life is influenced by individual risk perception, trust in government, perception of required or recommended measures, and social norms. Promoting positive social norms, such as supporting role models, may be particularly useful in encouraging protective behaviors in contexts where larger groups gather, including workplaces.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Karl Maeki, Linda Karlsson, Johanna Kaakinen, Philipp Schmid, Stephan Lewandowsky, Jan Antfolk, Anna Soveri
Summary: According to two studies, individually tailored vaccine hesitancy interventions based on people's format preference may not be effective in decreasing vaccine hesitancy. Regardless of whether individuals received interventions in their preferred format, it did not influence their vaccine attitudes or intentions. Furthermore, individuals with a stronger preference for anecdotal information found both statistical and anecdotal interventions more frustrating, less relevant, and less helpful. However, the reactions to statistical interventions were consistently less negative than anecdotal interventions, suggesting that using statistics-only interventions may be a less risky option when targeting individuals with anti-vaccination attitudes.
Article
Immunology
Amanda Garrison, Linda Karlsson, Lisa Fressard, Angelo Fasce, Fernanda Rodrigues, Philipp Schmid, Frederike Taubert, Dawn Holford, Stephan Lewandowsky, Peter Nynaes, Emma C. Anderson, Arnaud Gagneur, Eve Dube, Anna Soveri, Pierre Verger
Summary: The purpose of this study was to validate the long and short versions of the International Professionals' Vaccine Confidence and Behaviors questionnaire among healthcare professionals in European countries. The study found that the questionnaire had good reliability and validity among healthcare professionals in four European countries. This is important for research and public health work.
EXPERT REVIEW OF VACCINES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lau Lilleholt, Ingo Zettler, Cornelia Betsch, Robert Boehm
Summary: The authors of this study introduce a measurement of pandemic fatigue and report on its existence and changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. They also identify correlates of pandemic fatigue and show that those who experienced more pandemic fatigue were less likely to adhere to various health-protective behaviors.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Angelo Fasce, Linda Karlsson, Pierre Verger, Otto Maeki, Frederike Taubert, Amanda Garrison, Philipp Schmid, Dawn Liu Holford, Stephan Lewandowsky, Fernanda Rodrigues, Cornelia Betsch, Anna Soveri
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between endorsement of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and vaccination attitudes and behaviors among healthcare professionals in four European countries. The results showed that CAM endorsement is associated with lower frequency of vaccine recommendation, lower self-vaccination rates, and being more open to patients delaying vaccination, mediated by distrust in vaccines. A significant percentage of healthcare professionals exhibited high CAM endorsement and low confidence and recommendation of vaccines, varying across countries. These findings highlight the importance of considering healthcare professionals' attitudes toward CAM in immunization campaigns.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Biological
Angelo Fasce, Philipp Schmid, Dawn L. Holford, Luke Bates, Iryna Gurevych, Stephan Lewandowsky
Summary: This article presents a taxonomy linking anti-vaccination arguments to their psychological roots, developed through a systematic literature review and natural language processing methods. The taxonomy provides a theoretical framework for understanding the underlying motives behind opposition to vaccines, enabling targeted rebuttals and interventions. Validation was performed on anti-vaccination misinformation related to coronavirus disease 2019.
NATURE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Philipp Schmid, Sacha Altay, Laura D. D. Scherer
Summary: This article conducted a systematic review of 45 articles with 64 randomized controlled trials, finding that health misinformation can harm psychological antecedents of behaviors in 49% of cases. However, no evaluation was made on the impact of misinformation on direct health measures or pro-environmental behaviors, and little research explored its effects on feelings, social norms, and trust.
EUROPEAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sarah-Maria Thumbeck, Philipp Schmid, Sophie Chesneau, Frank Domahs
Summary: Reading strategies have a positive impact on text-level reading comprehension in people with aphasia, improving their self-reported reading abilities, feelings about reading, and reading activities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
