School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
Massey Business School, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
BMC Public Health. 2022 Jul 5;22(1):1296. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13661-4.
This study applies the Patient Self-Advocacy scale to investigate vaccine hesitancy in New Zealand. Due to New Zealand's very limited tertiary hospital system and vulnerable populations, the Government's strategy to address COVID-19 has been to prevent the virus from entering the nation and to eliminate it when it does cross the border. Therefore, there is no opportunity for the nation to generate any acquired immunity through exposure. To transition from closed borders, New Zealand will need to run a highly successful national vaccination programme and this needs to have the ability to drive influential public health messaging to the targeted places within the communities where vaccine hesitancy most exists.
This study employed statistical methods. A nationally representative survey of adults in New Zealand (n = 1852) was collected via Qualtrics. Independent samples t-tests, and multiple regression were used to explore the research questions.
Those who identify as medically able to be vaccinated expressed significantly higher confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine than those who identified as unable to be vaccinated. Patient-self advocacy had a positive effect on vaccine confidence. Individuals who identify as able to be vaccinated have less hesitancy. Demographics had various effects on vaccine hesitancy.
The research highlights particularly important insights into vaccine hesitancy related to patient self-advocacy behaviours, and various demographic variables such as political affiliation. In addition, the research adds further clarity on how and why New Zealanders have responded to the COVID-vaccine. Finally, the importance of vaccine literacy is discussed.
本研究应用患者自我倡导量表调查新西兰的疫苗犹豫情况。由于新西兰的三级医院系统非常有限，且存在弱势群体，政府应对 COVID-19 的策略是防止病毒进入该国，并在病毒跨越边境时将其消灭。因此，该国没有机会通过接触获得获得性免疫力。为了从边境封闭过渡，新西兰将需要实施一项非常成功的国家疫苗接种计划，这需要有能力向社区中疫苗犹豫情绪最严重的目标地区传递有影响力的公共卫生信息。
本研究采用了统计方法。通过 Qualtrics 对新西兰成年人（n=1852）进行了一项全国代表性调查。使用独立样本 t 检验和多元回归来探讨研究问题。
那些认为自己有医疗能力接种疫苗的人对 COVID-19 疫苗的信心明显高于那些认为自己没有能力接种疫苗的人。患者自我倡导对疫苗信心有积极影响。那些认为自己有能力接种疫苗的人犹豫的程度较小。人口统计学因素对疫苗犹豫有各种影响。
研究特别强调了与患者自我倡导行为以及政治派别等各种人口统计学变量相关的疫苗犹豫的重要见解。此外，该研究进一步阐明了新西兰人对 COVID-19 疫苗的反应方式和原因。最后，讨论了疫苗素养的重要性。
