Francesca Collini|Guglielmo Bonaccorsi|Marco Del Riccio|Mario Bruschi|Silvia Forni|Giacomo Galletti|Fabrizio Gemmi|Francesca Ierardi|Chiara Lorini
Does Vaccine Confidence Mediate the Relationship between Vaccine Literacy and Influenza Vaccination? Exploring Determinants of Vaccination among Staff Members of Nursing Homes in Tuscany, Italy, during the COVID-19 Pandemic
University of Florence|University of Florence|University of Florence|University of Florence
background low coverage influenza vaccination nursing home nh staff may attributed factors vaccine confidence vc vaccine literacy vl study aimed evaluate role vl vc predicting intention get influenza vaccine sample employees nhs tuscany italy methods data staff members tuscany collected using online questionnaire examined influenza vaccination history intentions demographic information health status vl statistical analyses explored relationships vc vl vaccination intentions results study included 1794 respondents 863 assistantsaides 581 median age 46 years intention get vaccinated significantly higher among health risk conditions positive association vc vl specifically interactivecritical component mediation analysis showed vc completely mediated relationship vl intention get vaccinated significant effects observed different subgroups conclusions vc key factor mediates effect vl vaccine intention results suggest interventions aimed improving vl alone may sufficient increase vaccine uptake unless vc also addressed