TY - JOUR
T1 - The intentions of Israeli nurses attending university programs to receive seasonal influenza vaccination
AU - Lipovetski, Olga
AU - Delbar, Vered
AU - Bar-Yosef, Eileen
AU - Riesenberg, Klaris
AU - Saidel-Odes, Lisa
AU - Livshiz–Riven, Ilana
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Professor Yaakov Gopas, The former Director of the Recanati School for Health Professions; The Late Dr Pnina Romem, The former Head of Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel; Abraham Borer, Director of the Infection Control Unit at Soroka University Medical Center; Ronit Nativ, Infection Control Coordinator, Soroka University Medical Center, for their support during the instrument validation process; Keren Ariela for providing editorial feedback; and Yaniv Kanat-Maymon for providing consultation regarding statistical analysis. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: A recanati fund was received for the purpose of publishing of this article.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/5/11
Y1 - 2018/5/11
N2 - Background: Seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) among medical personnel is a key factor in preventive medicine and patient safety. Objective: To identify social-cognitive predictors of Israeli Registered Nurses’ (RNs) intentions to receive SIV utilizing the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model, and to assess its predictive validity. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. A structured, self-reported, anonymous, 43-item questionnaire, based on an extended version of the TPB, was administered to 80 nurses attending Master’s or Bachelor in Nursing degrees curriculums. A multivariable regression analysis was used to determine independent predictors of influenza vaccination compliance among nurses. Results: A multivariable regression analysis indicated that two TPB model variables: control beliefs (β = 0.277, P < 0.01) and attitudes regarding SIV (β = 0.441, P < 0.001) contributed significantly to the prediction of RNs’ SIV intentions. Conclusions: The results of the current study indicate that the TPB may partially explain the intentions of RNs to receive SIV and illustrates the importance of beliefs and attitudes to health-related behaviours. It may direct us to seek interventions focusing on strengthening beliefs and attitudes to achieve higher intention levels to get vaccinated and thus affect the desired behaviours.
AB - Background: Seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) among medical personnel is a key factor in preventive medicine and patient safety. Objective: To identify social-cognitive predictors of Israeli Registered Nurses’ (RNs) intentions to receive SIV utilizing the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) model, and to assess its predictive validity. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. A structured, self-reported, anonymous, 43-item questionnaire, based on an extended version of the TPB, was administered to 80 nurses attending Master’s or Bachelor in Nursing degrees curriculums. A multivariable regression analysis was used to determine independent predictors of influenza vaccination compliance among nurses. Results: A multivariable regression analysis indicated that two TPB model variables: control beliefs (β = 0.277, P < 0.01) and attitudes regarding SIV (β = 0.441, P < 0.001) contributed significantly to the prediction of RNs’ SIV intentions. Conclusions: The results of the current study indicate that the TPB may partially explain the intentions of RNs to receive SIV and illustrates the importance of beliefs and attitudes to health-related behaviours. It may direct us to seek interventions focusing on strengthening beliefs and attitudes to achieve higher intention levels to get vaccinated and thus affect the desired behaviours.
KW - Seasonal influenza vaccination
KW - attitudes towards behaviour
KW - control beliefs
KW - theory of planned behaviour
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U2 - 10.1177/1757177418767762
DO - 10.1177/1757177418767762
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046790885
VL - 19
SP - 220
EP - 227
JO - Journal of Infection Prevention
JF - Journal of Infection Prevention
SN - 1757-1774
IS - 5
ER -