Improving older adults' vaccination uptake: are existing measures of vaccine hesitancy valid and reliable for older people?

Nicola Cogan; Allyson J Gallant; Louise A Brown  Nicholls; Susan Rasmussen; David Young; Lynn Williams

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Improving older adults' vaccination uptake: are existing measures of vaccine hesitancy valid and reliable for older people?

Nicola Cogan, Allyson J Gallant, Louise A Brown Nicholls, Susan Rasmussen, David Young, Lynn Williams

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Abstract

We sought to establish whether two recently developed measures, the 5C scale and the Vaccination Attitudes Examination (VAX) were reliable and valid for use with older adults. A total of 372 UK-dwelling participants (65–92 years, M = 70.5 years, SD = 4.6) completed a cross-sectional survey measuring health and socio-demographic characteristics in relation to vaccine uptake for influenza, pneumococcal and shingles. The 5C and VAX scales were administered to test their reliability, validity and dimensionality. Both scales showed good internal reliability and convergent, discriminant and concurrent validity. Their factor structures were also confirmed, supporting their use with older adult populations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3136-3147
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	27
Issue number	14
Early online date	11 Apr 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221089104
Publication status	Published - 11 Apr 2022

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vaccine hesitancy
psychometrics
older adults

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