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An instrument to measure psychosocial determinants of health care professionals' vaccination behavior: Validation of the Pro-VC-Be questionnaire.

Authors :
Verger, Pierre
Fressard, Lisa
Soveri, Anna
Dauby, Nicolas
Fasce, Angelo
Karlsson, Linda
Lewandowsky, Stephan
Schmid, Philipp
Dubé, Eve
Gagneur, Arnaud
Source :
Expert Review of Vaccines; May2022, Vol. 21 Issue 5, p693-709, 17p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

The lack of validated instruments assessing vaccine hesitancy/confidence among health care professionals (HCPs) for themselves, and their patients led us to develop and validate the Pro-VC-Be instrument to measure vaccine confidence and other psychosocial determinants of HCPs' vaccination behavior among diverse HCPs in different countries. Cross-sectional survey in October-November 2020 among 1,249 GPs in France, 432 GPs in French-speaking parts of Belgium, and 1,055 nurses in Quebec (Canada), all participating in general population immunization. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses evaluated the instrument's construct validity. We used HCPs' self-reported vaccine recommendations to patients, general immunization activity, self-vaccination, and future COVID-19 vaccine acceptance to test criterion validity. The final results indicated a 6-factor structure with good fit: vaccine confidence (combining complacency, perceived vaccine risks, perceived benefit-risk balance, perceived collective responsibility), trust in authorities, perceived constraints, proactive efficacy (combining commitment to vaccination and self-efficacy), reluctant trust, and openness to patients. The instrument showed good convergent and criterion validity and adequate discriminant validity. This study found that the Pro-VC-Be is a valid instrument for measuring psychosocial determinants of HCPs' vaccination behaviors in different settings. Its validation is currently underway in Europe among various HCPs in different languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14760584
Volume :
21
Issue :
5
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Expert Review of Vaccines
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
156614615
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2022.2046467