Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians
The implementation of a vaccine against COVID-19 is one of the most important health strategies to mitigate the spread of the disease. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and its predictors in older Peruvian adults. This is a...
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| author | Tomás, José M. Tomás, José M. Carbajal‐León, Carlos Vilca Quiro, Lindsey Wildman Reyes-Bossio, Mario Intimayta‐Escalante, Claudio Vivanco-Vidal, Andrea Saroli-Araníbar, Daniela Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe White, Michael |
| author_browse | Carbajal‐León, Carlos Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe Intimayta‐Escalante, Claudio Reyes-Bossio, Mario Saroli-Araníbar, Daniela Tomás, José M. Vilca Quiro, Lindsey Wildman Vivanco-Vidal, Andrea White, Michael |
| author_facet | Tomás, José M. Tomás, José M. Carbajal‐León, Carlos Vilca Quiro, Lindsey Wildman Reyes-Bossio, Mario Intimayta‐Escalante, Claudio Vivanco-Vidal, Andrea Saroli-Araníbar, Daniela Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe White, Michael |
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| description | The implementation of a vaccine against COVID-19 is one of the most important health strategies to mitigate the spread of the disease. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and its predictors in older Peruvian adults. This is a cross-sectional study, where information was collected through an online survey regarding vaccination intention of the participants, as well as sociodemographic and psychological variables. A multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We evaluated 245 participants, who had a mean age of 72.74 years old (SD = 6.66). 65.5% of these older adults expressed a high likelihood of accepting vaccination, while 20.9% expressed a low likelihood of accepting vaccination, and 13.6% were hesitant. Eleven predictors were identified that explained 66.69% of the intention to vaccinate against COVID-19. This identified place of residence, perceived likelihood of contracting COVID-19, severity of previous infection with COVID-19, fear of the disease, previous refusal of a vaccine, concerns about vaccine sales and speculation, and trust toward vaccines against COVID-19, as the main predictors. Our results show that confidence in vaccines and previous vaccine refusal are relevant predictors of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 in older adults; these findings may be useful to guide the development of campaigns for the immunization of this vulnerable group in the current pandemic. |
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| spelling | oai:cris.upeu.edu.pe:20.500.15037/14412026-11-02T12:57:04ZSociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly PeruviansTomás, José M.Tomás, José M.Carbajal‐León, CarlosVilca Quiro, Lindsey WildmanReyes-Bossio, MarioIntimayta‐Escalante, ClaudioVivanco-Vidal, AndreaSaroli-Araníbar, DanielaCarranza Esteban, Renzo FelipeWhite, MichaelElderlyPeruIntention To VaccinateCovid-19The implementation of a vaccine against COVID-19 is one of the most important health strategies to mitigate the spread of the disease. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and its predictors in older Peruvian adults. This is a cross-sectional study, where information was collected through an online survey regarding vaccination intention of the participants, as well as sociodemographic and psychological variables. A multiple regression analysis was applied to identify predictors of intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We evaluated 245 participants, who had a mean age of 72.74 years old (SD = 6.66). 65.5% of these older adults expressed a high likelihood of accepting vaccination, while 20.9% expressed a low likelihood of accepting vaccination, and 13.6% were hesitant. Eleven predictors were identified that explained 66.69% of the intention to vaccinate against COVID-19. This identified place of residence, perceived likelihood of contracting COVID-19, severity of previous infection with COVID-19, fear of the disease, previous refusal of a vaccine, concerns about vaccine sales and speculation, and trust toward vaccines against COVID-19, as the main predictors. Our results show that confidence in vaccines and previous vaccine refusal are relevant predictors of intention to vaccinate against COVID-19 in older adults; these findings may be useful to guide the development of campaigns for the immunization of this vulnerable group in the current pandemic.Articlehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40477703https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s43076-021-00099-7.pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-021-00099-7PMC837268110.1007/s43076-021-00099-7https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/144140477703W3196139834enTrends in Psychology2358-18832021-08-182026-06-13T13:19:24Z2026-06-13T13:19:24Z |
| spellingShingle | Elderly Peru Intention To Vaccinate Covid-19 Tomás, José M. Tomás, José M. Carbajal‐León, Carlos Vilca Quiro, Lindsey Wildman Reyes-Bossio, Mario Intimayta‐Escalante, Claudio Vivanco-Vidal, Andrea Saroli-Araníbar, Daniela Carranza Esteban, Renzo Felipe White, Michael Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians |
| title | Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians |
| title_full | Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians |
| title_fullStr | Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians |
| title_short | Sociodemographic and Psychological Predictors of Intention to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccine in Elderly Peruvians |
| title_sort | sociodemographic and psychological predictors of intention to receive a covid 19 vaccine in elderly peruvians |
| topic | Elderly Peru Intention To Vaccinate Covid-19 |
| topic_facet | Elderly Peru Intention To Vaccinate Covid-19 |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40477703 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s43076-021-00099-7.pdf https://doi.org/10.1007/s43076-021-00099-7 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.15037/1441 |
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