Cheung Kin Wai, Mak Yim Wah
Ruttonjee Hospital, 266 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Jan 23;13(2):155. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13020155.
It is common for elderly people and those with such chronic disorders as respiratory diseases to suffer severe complications from influenza, a viral infection. The voluntary uptake of vaccination is vital to the effectiveness of influenza prevention efforts. The Health Belief Model (HBM) is the most commonly used framework in the field of vaccination behavior to explain the decision that people make to accept or refuse vaccination. In addition, psychological flexibility is considered helpful in causing people to be open to adopting new practices that are consistent with their values. This study examined the role of psychological flexibility and health beliefs in predicting the uptake of influenza vaccination among people in Hong Kong. Eligible participants were Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 years or above with a history of chronic respiratory diseases (CRD). A convenience sample of 255 patients was recruited to participate in a cross-sectional survey in which HBM components and factors of psychological flexibility were assessed. The following variables were found to be significant predictors of vaccination: age, smoking status, comorbidity, previous hospitalization, perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, and psychological flexibility. Enhancing psychological flexibility might be a potential new direction for motivating people to accept influenza vaccination.
老年人以及患有呼吸系统疾病等慢性疾病的人因流感(一种病毒感染)而出现严重并发症的情况很常见。自愿接种疫苗对于流感预防工作的成效至关重要。健康信念模型(HBM)是疫苗接种行为领域中最常用的框架,用于解释人们接受或拒绝接种疫苗的决定。此外,心理灵活性被认为有助于使人们愿意采用与其价值观相符的新行为。本研究探讨了心理灵活性和健康信念在预测香港居民流感疫苗接种情况中的作用。符合条件的参与者为年龄在18岁及以上、有慢性呼吸道疾病(CRD)病史的香港永久居民。招募了255名患者作为便利样本,参与一项横断面调查,评估健康信念模型的组成部分和心理灵活性因素。发现以下变量是疫苗接种的显著预测因素:年龄、吸烟状况、合并症、既往住院史、感知易感性、感知严重性和心理灵活性。增强心理灵活性可能是激励人们接受流感疫苗接种的一个潜在新方向。