COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and acceptance among people with serious mental illness

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Objective This study examines attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among a diverse cohort of adults with serious mental illness (SMI), participant characteristics that are associated vaccine acceptance, and barriers to this population. Methods A 28-item questionnaire was administered 185 SMI receiving care at university-based outpatient psychiatric clinic. Variables included demographics, health behaviors, status. Chi-square tests were used for categorical demographic comparisons on binary Results Female participants more likely have received (77.6%) than male (55.7%) participants. White (73.3%) Hispanic/Latino (81.8%) Black/African American (54.9%) Participants who reported having seen primary provider (PCP) within the past two years be vaccinated (72.1%) those had not (41.7%). an influenza in (80.2%) (41.8%). been report greater concerns about all potential vaccination, including side effects, cost, distrust clinicians governments. Conclusions The overall rate similar general Efforts enhance engagement may help improve preventative behaviors people SMI.

Language: Английский

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Beliefs in misinformation about COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine are linked: evidence from a nationally representative survey (Preprint)

JMIR Infodemiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5, P. e62913 - e62913

Published: Jan. 22, 2025

Background Detrimental effects of misinformation were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presently, amid Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, another wave is spreading on web and impacting our daily lives, with many citizens politicians embracing Russian propaganda narratives. Despite lack an objective connection between these 2 societal issues, anecdotal observations suggest that supporters regarding (BM-C) have also adopted about war Ukraine (BM-U) while sharing similar media use patterns political attitudes. Objective The aim this study was to determine whether there a link respondents’ endorsement sets narratives, some selected factors (media use, trust, vaccine hesitancy, belief rigidity) are associated both BM-C BM-U. Methods We conducted survey nationally representative sample 1623 individuals Czech Republic. Spearman correlation analysis performed identify relationship In addition, multiple linear regression used associations examined misinformation. Results discovered BM-U moderately correlated (Spearman ρ=0.57; P<.001). Furthermore, increased trust Russia decreased local government, public media, Western allies Republic predicted Media indicating frustration avoidance or mainstream consumption alternative information sources, participation web-based discussions indicative epistemic bubbles beliefs refusal only but not However, refusers overrepresented (64/161, 39.8%) undecided (128/505, 25.3%) individuals. Both rigidity. Conclusions Our provides empirical evidence susceptible ideological aligning propaganda. Supporters narratives primarily linked by their shared distrust same geopolitical actors government.

Language: Английский

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Political Transition, Erosion of Trust, and Health-Protecting Behaviors

International Journal of Public Administration, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 26

Published: Jan. 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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From information to action: modelling social and cognitive factors in health decisions

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: Feb. 7, 2025

This study examines the social and cognitive factors influencing health decisions to adopt protective behaviors in a U.S. sample. A theoretical framework was developed, incorporating key variables such as perceived severity, vulnerability, use of formal informal information, conspiracy beliefs, political ideology. The studied included mask-wearing vaccination intentions. employed cross-sectional design explore how appraisals socio-political influence decisions. Data were collected from 742 U.S.-based participants via Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) between January 28–30, 2023. Perceived vulnerability severity had distinct effects on information source preferences. Reliance sources positively correlated with compliance vaccination, while strongly predicted mask adherence. In contrast, associated beliefs use. Notably, fear COVID-19 did not significantly behaviors. Instead, ideology played more dominant role, emphasizing importance integrating into traditional behavior models. Understanding complex interplay is crucial for developing effective public strategies enhance guidelines during pandemic future crises.

Language: Английский

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Revisiting the Psychometric Properties of the Message Fatigue Scale: Evidence for Uni-Dimensionality and Construct Validity

Western Journal of Communication, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 22

Published: Feb. 23, 2025

Language: Английский

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