Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey
COVID-19 vaccination is proven to be effective and safe for older adults. This study investigated the impacts of incentives and health promotional materials provided by the government on the completion of the primary COVID-19 vaccination series among older adults in Hong Kong. Participants were Chin...
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| author | Zixin Wang Yuan Fang Fuk-yuen Yu Paul Shing-fong Chan Siyu Chen |
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| description | COVID-19 vaccination is proven to be effective and safe for older adults. This study investigated the impacts of incentives and health promotional materials provided by the government on the completion of the primary COVID-19 vaccination series among older adults in Hong Kong. Participants were Chinese-speaking community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years. Telephone numbers were randomly selected from up-to-date Hong Kong telephone directories. A total of 440 participants completed the telephone interview. Logistic regression models were fitted. Among the participants, 58.4% had completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series. Most participants believed that incentives provided by the government had almost no impact on increasing their motivation to receive COVID-19 vaccination, and less than half thought that vaccination promotional materials produced by the government could address their concerns and help them make decisions. After adjustment for significant background characteristics, we found perceived higher impacts of the incentives and belief that vaccination promotional materials produced by the government could address their concern and were helpful for them to make decisions to be associated with a higher rate of completion of primary COVID-19 vaccination series. Perceptions supporting COVID-19 vaccination and less decisional conflict regarding the choice of vaccine were also positively associated with the dependent variable. Government should develop incentives and health promotional materials tailored to the needs of older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a652b5dfac7543ea994df00b21b9a5bc2023-11-23T13:26:17ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2022-05-0110573210.3390/vaccines10050732Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone SurveyZixin Wang0Yuan Fang1Fuk-yuen Yu2Paul Shing-fong Chan3Siyu Chen4JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaDepartment of Health and Physical Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaJC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, ChinaCOVID-19 vaccination is proven to be effective and safe for older adults. This study investigated the impacts of incentives and health promotional materials provided by the government on the completion of the primary COVID-19 vaccination series among older adults in Hong Kong. Participants were Chinese-speaking community-dwelling adults aged ≥65 years. Telephone numbers were randomly selected from up-to-date Hong Kong telephone directories. A total of 440 participants completed the telephone interview. Logistic regression models were fitted. Among the participants, 58.4% had completed the primary COVID-19 vaccination series. Most participants believed that incentives provided by the government had almost no impact on increasing their motivation to receive COVID-19 vaccination, and less than half thought that vaccination promotional materials produced by the government could address their concerns and help them make decisions. After adjustment for significant background characteristics, we found perceived higher impacts of the incentives and belief that vaccination promotional materials produced by the government could address their concern and were helpful for them to make decisions to be associated with a higher rate of completion of primary COVID-19 vaccination series. Perceptions supporting COVID-19 vaccination and less decisional conflict regarding the choice of vaccine were also positively associated with the dependent variable. Government should develop incentives and health promotional materials tailored to the needs of older adults.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/732COVID-19 vaccination uptakeolder adultsincentiveshealth promotional materialsperceptionsdecisional conflicts |
| spellingShingle | Zixin Wang Yuan Fang Fuk-yuen Yu Paul Shing-fong Chan Siyu Chen Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey Vaccines COVID-19 vaccination uptake older adults incentives health promotional materials perceptions decisional conflicts |
| title | Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey |
| title_full | Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey |
| title_fullStr | Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey |
| title_short | Governmental Incentives, Satisfaction with Health Promotional Materials, and COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Random Telephone Survey |
| title_sort | governmental incentives satisfaction with health promotional materials and covid 19 vaccination uptake among community dwelling older adults in hong kong a random telephone survey |
| topic | COVID-19 vaccination uptake older adults incentives health promotional materials perceptions decisional conflicts |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/732 |
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