Renske Eilers|Hester E. de Melker|Jorien Veldwijk|Paul F M Krabbe
Vaccine preferences and acceptance of older adults
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|National Institute for Public Health and the Environment|National Institute for Public Health and the Environment|Uppsala University|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen
expanding vaccination programs older population might important older adults becoming larger proportion general population aim study determine relative importance vaccine disease specific characteristics acceptance dutch older adults including pneumococcal disease herpes zoster pertussis vaccination influenza vaccination discrete choice experiment conducted generate choice data analyzed using mixed multinomial logit statistical model important factors associated vaccination acceptance older adults high mortality risk infectious disease high susceptibility getting infectious disease high vaccine effectiveness age influenza vaccination 2013 selfperceived health score identified personal factors affect vaccine preference potential vaccination rates older adults estimated 681 pneumococcal vaccination 581 herpes zoster vaccination 539 pertussis vaccination 543 influenza vaccination persons aged 5065 potential vaccination rates estimated 581 pneumococcal vaccination 495 herpes zoster vaccination 439 pertussis vaccination 422 influenza vaccination persons aged 65 older respectively 762 675 575 655 results suggest older adults likely accept pneumococcal vaccination four vaccines information provision accompanied implementation new vaccine tailored individual vaccine concerns special attention needed ensure high uptake among persons aged 5065 years