Exploring and Promoting Prosocial Vaccination: A Cross-Cultural Experiment on Vaccination of Health Care Personnel

Influenza vaccination for health care personnel (HCP) is recommended particularly because it indirectly protects patients from contracting the disease. Vaccinating can therefore be interpreted as a prosocial act. However, HCP vaccination rates are often far too low to prevent nosocomial infections. Effective interventions are needed to increase HCP’s influenza vaccine uptake. Here we devise a novel tool to experimentally test interventions that aim at increasing prosocially motivated vaccine uptake under controlled conditions. We conducted a large-scale and cross-cultural experiment with participants from countries with either a collectivistic (South Korea) or an individualistic (USA) cultural background. Results showed that prosocially motivated vaccination was more likely in South Korea compared to the US, mediated by a greater perception of vaccination as a social act. However, changing the default of vaccination, such that participants had to opt out rather than to opt in, increased vaccine uptake in the US and therefore compensated for the lower level of prosocial vaccination. In sum, the present study provides both a novel method to investigate HCP influenza vaccination behavior and interventions to increase their vaccine uptake.

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Voluntary reporting of health care personnel seasonal influenza vaccination rates and the impact of universal policies in Illinois hospitals

Vaccine ◽

10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.11.025 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 514-517 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bonnie Paris ◽

Tracey Arahood ◽

Carl Asche ◽

Gail Amundson

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Seasonal Influenza ◽

Health Care Personnel ◽

Voluntary Reporting ◽

Seasonal Influenza Vaccination ◽

Vaccination Rates ◽

The Impact

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Using a validated health promotion tool to improve patient safety and increase health care personnel influenza vaccination rates

American Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.1016/j.ajic.2012.09.027 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 41 (8) ◽

pp. 691-696 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Kevin Real ◽

Sujin Kim ◽

Joseph Conigliaro

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Improve Patient Safety ◽

Health Care Personnel ◽

Vaccination Rates ◽

Improve Patient

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Influenza Vaccination Rates Among Parents and Health Care Personnel in a German Neonatology Department

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines6010003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Horst Buxmann ◽

Anne Daun ◽

Sabine Wicker ◽

Rolf Schlößer

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Health Care Personnel ◽

Vaccination Rates

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Continuing to Move the Needle on Health Care Personnel Influenza Vaccination Rates

JAMA Network Open ◽

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0144 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. e180144

Author(s):

Hilary M. Babcock

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Health Care Personnel ◽

Vaccination Rates

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How many COVID-19 cases could have been prevented in the US if its interventions were as effective as those in China and South Korea?

10.1101/2020.05.06.20092981 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Kai Liu ◽

Yukun Song ◽

Menghui Li ◽

Zhesi Shen ◽

Ming Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

South Korea ◽

Large Scale ◽

Early Stage ◽

The United States ◽

Actual Number ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Effective Interventions ◽

The Us ◽

The World

AbstractThe COVID-19 [1] pandemic has forced governments to take measures to contain the spread of the disease [2]; however, the effects have varied significantly from one country to another contingent on governments’ responses. Countries that have flattened their coronavirus curves prove that interventions can bring COVID-19 under control. These achievements hold lessons, such as the strict social distancing and coordinated efforts of all government levels in China and massive testing in South Korea, for other countries battling the coronavirus around the world. In this work, we attempt to estimate how many COVID-19 cases could have been prevented in the United States (US) when compared with the US’s actual number of cases assuming that on a certain date, the US took China-like or South Korea-like interventions and that these interventions would have been as effective in the US as in China and South Korea. We found that if that date was at the early stage of the outbreak (March 10), more than 99% (1.15 million) fewer infected cases could be expected by the end of the epidemic. This number decreases to 66.03% and 73.06% fewer infected cases with the China-like scenario and the South Korea-like scenario, respectively, if actions were taken on April 1, highlighting the need to respond quickly and effectively to fight the virus. Furthermore, we found that although interventions in both China and South Korea allowed the COVID-19 outbreak to be managed, the epidemic could still oscillate without strict large-scale ‘lockdown’ measures, as shown in South Korea. Our results demonstrate that early effective interventions can save considerably more people from infection and provide a worldwide alert regard the need for swift response.

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Factors affecting influenza vaccine uptake among health care workers in the Medical and Health Sciences Center of Debrecen University, Hungary

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/oh.2012.29328 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 153 (13) ◽

pp. 505-513 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Piroska Orosi ◽

Ágnes Borbély ◽

Judit Szidor ◽

János Sándor

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Vaccination Rate ◽

Internal Communication ◽

Health Science ◽

Vaccine Uptake ◽

Science Center ◽

Family Doctors ◽

Care Workers

Influenza vaccination is the most effective way of influenza prevention. The vaccination rate is low worldwide. In Hungary, the vaccine is free of charge to health care workers and, therefore, the low vaccination rate is unaccountable. Aims: In this study, the authors wanted to explore those factors which influence the refusal of vaccination. Methods: The Health Science Center of Debrecen University has about 4000 employees. The authors adjusted a questionnaire with 45 questions and sent it to 525 randomly selected health care workers, 294 of whom responded (response rate, 56%). The Epiinfo software was used for statistical evaluation. Results: The respondents strongly agreed that the vaccine is free and easy to obtain at the workplace. Official recommendations of the occupational health, the Medical Association of Hungary and advice of the family doctors failed to influence the decision. However, a significant impact of communication with family members, friends and colleagues on the decision was documented. Conclusions: The results indicate that the most important tool in decision making of influenza vaccination is the internal communication, but this effect is not a permanent one. International data show highly variable vaccination rates (between 2.1% and 82%). A better vaccination rate (98% or above) may be achieved with a mandatory influenza vaccination program among health care workers. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 505–513.

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The vital role of influenza vaccination of health care personnel

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association ◽

10.1331/japha.2012.12536 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 52 (5) ◽

pp. 714-715

Author(s):

John C. Zepke ◽

Mary S. Hayney

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Vital Role ◽

Health Care Personnel

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The Relationships among Self-Worth Contingency on Others’ Approval, Appearance Comparisons on Facebook, and Adolescent Girls’ Body Esteem: A Cross-Cultural Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18030901 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 901 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael Prieler ◽

Jounghwa Choi ◽

Hye Eun Lee

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Large Scale ◽

Body Esteem ◽

Asian Country ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

European Countries ◽

Self Worth ◽

Appearance Comparison

The present study examined the relationship between appearance-related social comparison on social networking services (SNSs) and body esteem in a cross-cultural context (three European countries, i.e., Austria, Belgium, and Spain, versus one Asian country, i.e., South Korea). The role of self-worth contingency on others’ approval was considered to be a psychological and cultural factor. Utilizing a large-scale cross-national survey of early and middle adolescents in 2017, the responses of female adolescents (N = 981) were analyzed. The results generally support the findings from previous studies but also reveal cultural differences. Appearance comparison on Facebook negatively influenced girls’ body esteem in all European countries, but not in South Korea. Self-worth contingency on others’ approval negatively influenced girls’ body esteem across all four countries. Finally, a positive relationship between self-worth contingency on others’ approval and appearance comparison on Facebook was found in all European countries, but not among Korean girls. These findings suggest the importance of self-worth contingency on others’ approval and cultural contexts can be used to study the effects of body image-related SNS use.

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