Examining the direct and indirect effects of trust in motivating COVID-19 vaccine uptake.
Patient Educ Couns
; 105(7): 2096-2102, 2022 07.
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| ID: mdl-35181177
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study aims to investigate how trust in healthcare providers, public health agencies, politicians, and pharmaceutical companies shaped people's attitudes and behavioral intention associated with COVID-19 vaccination, directly and indirectly via the mediation of vaccine evaluation and emotions.METHODS:
A two-wave longitudinal survey (N = 534) was employed in late 2020 and early 2021 to assess the direct and indirect relationships between trust on people's attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination intention, and actual vaccine uptake.RESULTS:
Results show that trust was positively associated with attitude toward the COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination intention, both directly and indirectly via the mediation of vaccine evaluation, hope, and anger. Vaccination intention also mediated trust's influence on vaccine uptake.CONCLUSION:
Trust in health providers, vaccine manufacturers, and public health agencies are vital to public acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Healthcare providers and vaccine manufacturers may serve as the most effective source to communicate COVID-19 vaccine-related information. Trusted health communicators need to highlight the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine while maintaining a positive tone.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vacinas contra Influenza
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Patient Educ Couns
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article