Lin Chung-Ying, Hsiao Ray C, Chen Yu-Min, Yen Cheng-Fang
Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan.
Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jul 3;11(7):1192. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11071192.
Parents' motivation to vaccinate their children against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) plays a crucial role in the uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among children. The Motors of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (MoVac-COVID19S) is a valuable tool for assessing individuals' vaccination-related attitudes and the factors influencing their decision to be vaccinated against COVID-19. This study adapted the MoVac-COVID19S to create a parent version (P-MoVac-COVID19S) and examined the psychometric soundness of two P-MoVac-COVID19S versions (a 9-item version (P-MoVac-COVID19S-9) and a 12-item version (P-MoVac-COVID19S-12)) for assessing parents' motivation to vaccinate their children. A total of 550 parents completed the P-MoVac-COVID19S and a questionnaire assessing the factors that impact parents' intention to allow their children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine using a vaccine acceptance scale. We enquired about the level of parental worry regarding the adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines on children's health and the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received by parents. The factor structures of the P-MoVac-COVID19S-9 and P-MoVac-COVID19S-12 were examined using confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity of the P-MoVac-COVID19S were also examined. The results revealed that the P-MoVac-COVID19S-12 has a four-factor structure, which aligns well with the theoretical framework of the cognitive model of empowerment; the P-MoVac-COVID19S-9 has a one-factor structure. Both the P-MoVac-COVID19S-9 and P-MoVac-COVID19S-12 had good internal consistency and test-retest reliability and acceptable concurrent validity. The results of this study demonstrated that the P-MoVac-COVID19S is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing parent's motivation to vaccinate their children against COVID-19.
父母为孩子接种2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫苗的动机在儿童接种COVID-19疫苗方面起着关键作用。COVID-19疫苗接种接受度量表（MoVac-COVID19S）是评估个人与疫苗接种相关态度以及影响其接种COVID-19疫苗决策的因素的宝贵工具。本研究对MoVac-COVID19S进行了改编，创建了家长版（P-MoVac-COVID19S），并检验了两个P-MoVac-COVID19S版本（一个9项版本（P-MoVac-COVID19S-9）和一个12项版本（P-MoVac-COVID19S-12））在评估父母为孩子接种疫苗动机方面的心理测量学稳健性。共有550名家长完成了P-MoVac-COVID19S以及一份使用疫苗接受度量表评估影响父母让孩子接种COVID-19疫苗意愿的因素的问卷。我们询问了父母对COVID-19疫苗对儿童健康不良影响的担忧程度以及父母接种的COVID-19疫苗剂量数。使用验证性因素分析检验了P-MoVac-COVID19S-9和P-MoVac-COVID19S-12的因素结构。还检验了P-MoVac-COVID19S的内部一致性、重测信度和同时效度。结果显示，P-MoVac-COVID19S-12具有四因素结构，与赋权认知模型的理论框架高度契合；P-MoVac-COVID19S-9具有单因素结构。P-MoVac-COVID19S-9和P-MoVac-COVID19S-12均具有良好的内部一致性和重测信度以及可接受的同时效度。本研究结果表明，P-MoVac-COVID19S是评估父母为孩子接种COVID-19疫苗动机的可靠且有效的工具。
