Lorini Chiara, Collini Francesca, Galletti Giacomo, Ierardi Francesca, Forni Silvia, Gatteschi Claudia, Gemmi Fabrizio, Stacchini Lorenzo, Papini Sophia, Velpini Beatrice, Biasio Luigi Roberto, Bonaccorsi Guglielmo
Department of Health Science, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Health Literacy Laboratory, Department of Health Science, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Apr 25;10(5):682. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10050682.
Vaccine literacy (VL) mediates the transfer of information and facilitates vaccination acceptance. The aims of this study are to validate the HLVa-IT (Health Literacy Vaccinale degli adulti in Italiano—Vaccine health literacy for adults in Italian language) for the staff of nursing homes (NHs), to measure VL in such a peculiar target group, and to assess its relationship with the sources used to obtain information about vaccines and vaccinations. A survey has been conducted in a sample of Tuscan NHs using an online questionnaire. Eight-hundred and fifty-three questionnaires were analyzed. Two dimensions of the HLVa-IT appeared (functional and interactive/communicative/critical VL). The HLVa-IT interactive/communicative/critical subscale score was slightly higher than the functional subscale, although with no statistical significance. General practitioners (GPs) or other professionals have been reported as the main source of information by most of the respondents (66.1%). The HLVa-IT total score was significantly higher among those who have declared to use official vaccination campaigns (mean score: 3.25 ± 0.49; p < 0.001), GPs or other health professionals (3.26 ± 0.47; p < 0.001), and search engines (3.27 ± 0.48; p = 0.040) as the main sources of information. In conclusion, the HLVa-IT could be reliable test to investigate VL for staff of NHs, and also to highlight criticalities related to information sources.
疫苗素养（VL）介导信息传递并促进疫苗接种的接受度。本研究的目的是验证针对养老院工作人员的意大利语成人疫苗健康素养量表（HLVa - IT），测量这一特殊目标群体的疫苗素养，并评估其与用于获取疫苗和疫苗接种信息的来源之间的关系。使用在线问卷对托斯卡纳地区养老院的一个样本进行了调查。分析了853份问卷。HLVa - IT量表呈现出两个维度（功能性和互动性/沟通性/批判性疫苗素养）。HLVa - IT量表的互动性/沟通性/批判性子量表得分略高于功能性子量表，尽管无统计学意义。大多数受访者（66.1%）表示全科医生（GPs）或其他专业人员是主要信息来源。在那些宣称将官方疫苗接种活动（平均得分：3.25±0.49；p < 0.001）、全科医生或其他卫生专业人员（3.26±0.47；p < 0.001）以及搜索引擎（3.27±0.48；p = 0.040）作为主要信息来源的人群中，HLVa - IT量表的总分显著更高。总之，HLVa - IT量表可能是一种可靠的测试工具，用于调查养老院工作人员的疫苗素养，也有助于凸显与信息来源相关的关键问题。
