Stephen Gallagher|Rachel Povey
Determinants of older adults’ intentions to vaccinate against influenza: a theoretical application
University of Birmingham|Staffordshire University
despite many government initiatives uptake trivalent influenza vaccine among older adult population still remains suboptimal immunization rates optimized new approaches identifying determinants facilitate inhibit influenza vaccination decision making population necessaryan extension theory planned behaviour tpb provided theoretical framework development multiitem questionnaire one hundred ninetythree white independent living city dwelling men n 77 women n 116 completed measure main outcomes interest future vaccination intentionsoverall tpb predicted 482 older adults intentions vaccinate next influenza season receiving vaccine past anticipating feelings regret impact missing vaccination opportunity contributed increments 107 137 respectively explaining intentional behaviourutility theoretical frameworks useful resource tool understanding rationale behind facilitating inhibitory determinants older adults vaccination decisionmaking processes implications research discussed view towards future directions maximizing influenza vaccination uptake initiatives using theoretically driven applications