Application of Protection Motivation Theory to COVID-19 vaccination among a predominantly Hispanic sample of adolescents

Unger, Jennifer B.; Herzig, Emma; Rodriguez, Viviana; Soto, Daniel; Lee, Ryan; Sood, Neeraj

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102245

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“…It can be stated that the nature of education is that it makes a person aware of the subject that is taught to him; on the other hand, hospital staff have passed training courses on respiratory diseases and are fully aware of these diseases. The influence of education on knowledge and knowledge is similarly reported in the studies by Unger et al(36), Grano et al(51), and Abdel-Aziz et al(52).…”

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Effect of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory on preventive behaviors of respiratory infections among hospital staff

Rakhshani,

Nikeghbal,

Kashfi

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundHospital staff represent a vulnerable population for respiratory diseases. Consequently, the implementation of training programs becomes imperative as a preventive measure against such infections in these populations. The current study was conducted to examine the impact of an educational intervention based on the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) on preventive behaviors for respiratory infections among a group of hospital staff.MethodsThis experimental study involves a sample of 150 hospital staff from Gachsaran City, Iran, in 2021–2022. The sampling technique involved the utilization of a random assignment approach to allocate individuals into two distinct groups: the experimental group, consisting of 75 participants, and the control group, also including 75 individuals. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire designed in accordance with the PMT. This questionnaire was administered to both the experimental and control groups prior to the intervention as well as two months following the intervention. The intervention program consisted of a total of five sessions, each lasting for 60 min, for the experimental group. These sessions were conducted on a weekly basis over a period of two and a half months. Specifically, there were two sessions held every month and one session held every two weeks. Following the completion of the program, the data was entered into SPSS-24 statistical software for analysis using paired t-tests, independent t-tests, and chi-square tests.ResultsThe results indicated that prior to the intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of perceived vulnerability constructs (p = 0.25), perceived severity (p = 0.63), perceived response (p = 0.32), and perceived reward (p = 0.11). Besides, there was no considerable distinction in perceived self-efficacy (p = 0.84), perceived response cost (p = 0.33), fear (p = 0.45), behavior motivation (p = 0.51), knowledge (p = 92), or vaccination behavior (p = 0.12) before the educational intervention. However, a significant change was noticed in each of the mentioned variables between the two groups after the intervention (p < 0.05).ConclusionThe results of this study indicated that the implementation of an educational intervention grounded in the PMT yields positive outcomes in enhancing preventative behaviors pertaining to respiratory infections. Hence, it is recommended to utilize an intervention grounded in this theory among hospital staff as a viable approach to mitigating the occurrence of respiratory infections.

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Effect of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory on preventive behaviors of respiratory infections among hospital staff

Rakhshani,

Nikeghbal,

Kashfi

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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A systematic review of psychological factors influencing attitudes and intentions toward, and uptake of, Covid-19 vaccines in adolescents

Pitt,

Amlôt,

Heffernan

et al. 2024

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Vaccination was a key measure to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, however adolescents were less likely than adults to accept the vaccine. Low vaccine uptake reduces the effectiveness of vaccination campaigns and threatens global public health. Understanding why adolescents are hesitant to accept new vaccines is therefore crucial to support the development of novel vaccine uptake interventions. Prior reviews have included far fewer citations, excluded qualitative data, studies after 2022 and have not mapped adolescent Covid-19 vaccine behaviour onto psychological models. This systematic review investigates psychological factors influencing attitudes and intentions toward and uptake of Covid-19 vaccines in adolescents aged 10 to 19 years globally. Next, we mapped results onto the COM-B framework to inform future interventions. Our search identified 25,354 citations, and included 77 in this review. The quality of studies was mixed, predominantly cross-sectional in design. According to our review, key influences on adolescent Covid-19 vaccine behaviour were: i) Reflective motivation (safety concerns, perceived susceptibility to/severity of Covid-19, perceived vaccine effectiveness, ii) Social opportunity (social norms, autonomy and prosocial attitudes), iii) Psychological capability (attitude and knowledge about vaccines). To improve vaccine uptake, interventions should help adolescents critically weigh vaccine pros and cons and consider external influences on their decisions. IMPLICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTION Our review provides new insights into psychological factors influencing adolescent Covid-19 vaccine behaviour, and maps factors to the COM-B model of behaviour change. To improve vaccine uptake, future vaccine interventions should support adolescents to think critically about the pros and cons of vaccines and consider external influences on their decisions.

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Application of Protection Motivation Theory to COVID-19 vaccination among a predominantly Hispanic sample of adolescents

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Effect of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory on preventive behaviors of respiratory infections among hospital staff

Effect of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory on preventive behaviors of respiratory infections among hospital staff

A systematic review of psychological factors influencing attitudes and intentions toward, and uptake of, Covid-19 vaccines in adolescents

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