Chiara Lorini|Francesca Collini|Giacomo Galletti|Francesca Ierardi|Silvia Forni|Claudia Gatteschi|Fabrizio Gemmi|Lorenzo Stacchini|Sophia Papini|Beatrice Velpini|Luigi Roberto Biasio|Guglielmo Bonaccorsi
Vaccine Literacy and Source of Information about Vaccination among Staff of Nursing Homes: A Cross-Sectional Survey Conducted in Tuscany (Italy)
vaccine literacy vl mediates transfer information facilitates vaccination acceptance aims study validate hlvait health literacy vaccinale degli adulti italianovaccine health literacy adults italian language staff nursing homes nhs measure vl peculiar target group assess relationship sources used obtain information vaccines vaccinations survey conducted sample tuscan nhs using online questionnaire eighthundred fiftythree questionnaires analyzed two dimensions hlvait appeared functional interactivecommunicativecritical vl hlvait interactivecommunicativecritical subscale score slightly higher functional subscale although statistical significance general practitioners gps professionals reported main source information respondents 661 hlvait total score significantly higher among declared use official vaccination campaigns mean score 325 049 p 0001 gps health professionals 326 047 p 0001 search engines 327 048 p 0040 main sources information conclusion hlvait could reliable test investigate vl staff nhs also highlight criticalities related information sources