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Vaccine . Effectiveness of momentary intervention on influenza vaccination among the elderly in China: From willingness to action

tetano

Editor, Senior Moderator
Vaccine


. 2024 May 22:S0264-410X(24)00591-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.05.032. Online ahead of print. Effectiveness of momentary intervention on influenza vaccination among the elderly in China: From willingness to action

Wan-Xue Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yuanshan Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Juan Du[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Wanna Shi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shan-Shan Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mengjun Yuan[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yiguo Zhou[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Lili Wang[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Tian-Shuo Zhao[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qinyi Ma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xianming Cai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sihui Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Han Yang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiyu Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mingting Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ninghua Huang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Jing Zeng[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yaqiong Liu[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Jian Wu[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Fuqiang Cui[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Qing-Bin Lu[SUP] 10 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of momentary intervention on the willingness and actual uptake of influenza vaccination among the elderly in China.
Methods: A cross-sectional study assessed the willingness of the elderly to receive influenza vaccination, and an momentary intervention aimed to increase vaccination willingness among those initially unwilling. The elderly reporting a willingness were offered free influenza vaccination through a community intervention program.
Results: A total of 3138 participants were recruited in this study, and 61.3 % (95 % CI 59.6 %-63.0 %) were willing to receive influenza vaccination at baseline. The willingness rate of influenza vaccination increased to 79.8 % (95 % CI 78.4 %-81.2 %), with an increase of 18.5 % (95 % CI 16.3 %-20.7 %) after momentary intervention. The influenza vaccination rate was 40.4 % (95 % CI 38.5 %-42.3 %) before and 53.9 % (95 % CI 52.0 %-55.8 %) after momentary intervention with an increase of 13.5 % (95 % CI 10.9 %-16.2 %). There was no significant difference in influenza vaccination rates between the initially willing people and those who changed to be willing to receive influenza vaccination after momentary intervention (vaccination rates: 78.0 % vs. 81.3 %).
Conclusion: Momentary intervention has been shown to effectively enhance the willingness of the elderly to receive influenza vaccination, thereby facilitating the translation of this intention into actual behavior.

Keywords: Influenza; Momentary intervention; Vaccination; Vaccine; Willingness.

 
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