Student nurses' intention to get the influenza vaccine

Cornally, Nicola, Deasy, Elizabeth Ann, McCarthy, Geraldine, Moran, Joe and Weathers, Elizabeth (2013) Student nurses' intention to get the influenza vaccine. pp. 1207-1211. ISSN 09660461

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Introduction: There is no national or international recommendation for nursing students to receive the influenza vaccine. Nurses are among the group of health professionals who traditionally have a low uptake of the vaccine and who arguably have the closest contact with patients. Aim: To investigate the uptake of influenza vaccination among student nurses, explore reasons for either declining or receiving it in the past, and establish if and to what extent the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) can explain vaccination behaviour. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive, correlational design was used. Data were collected with a researcher-developed questionnaire; 131 student nurses participated. Ethical approval was gained. Results: 79% (n=104) had never received the vaccine. The most common reason was 'I don't need it as I rarely get ill'. Low mean 'intention' scores indicated that students were unlikely to get the vaccine once qualified. Past behaviour was significantly associated with future intentions. The TPB explained 41.9% of the variance in intention. Attitude emerged as the greatest predictor. Conclusion: Student nurses do not have strong intentions to get the vaccine. Results serve to guide future educational and occupational health initiatives, which would benefit from a framework based on TPB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]; Copyright of British Journal of Nursing is the property of MA Healthcare Limited and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

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https://eprints.teachingandlearning.ie/id/eprint/2059

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Student nurses' intention to get the influenza vaccine

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Cornally, Nicola, Deasy, Elizabeth Ann, McCarthy, Geraldine, Moran, Joe and Weathers, Elizabeth

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24280920

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2013

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Cornally, Nicola 1 Deasy, Elizabeth Ann 2 McCarthy, Geraldine 3 Moran, Joe 4 Weathers, Elizabeth 5; Affiliation: 1: Research Support Officer, Clinical Research Nurse, Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, University College Cork 2: GP Trainee, Cork Specialist Training Programme for General Practice, University College Cork 3: Emeritus Professor and Chairperson of the South/South West Hospital Group, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork 4: P/T Lecturer in General Practice, Dept. of General Practice, School of Medicine, University College Cork 5: PhD Student, Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork; Source Info: 11/28/2013, Vol. 22 Issue 21, p1207; Subject Term: INFLUENZA -- Vaccination; Subject Term: SEASONAL influenza; Subject Term: PREVENTION; Subject Term: CORRELATION (Statistics); Subject Term: HEALTH behavior; Subject Term: IMMUNIZATION; Subject Term: INTENTION; Subject Term: RESEARCH -- Methodology; Subject Term: NURSING students; Subject Term: QUESTIONNAIRES; Subject Term: REGRESSION analysis; Subject Term: SAMPLING (Statistics); Subject Term: STUDENTS -- Attitudes; Subject Term: T-test (Statistics); Subject Term: JUDGMENT sampling; Subject Term: QUANTITATIVE research; Subject Term: PLANNED behavior theory; Subject Term: DATA analysis -- Software; Subject Term: DESCRIPTIVE statistics; Subject Term: INFERENTIAL statistics; Subject Term: THERAPEUTIC use; Subject Term: IRELAND; Author-Supplied Keyword: Attitudes; Author-Supplied Keyword: influenza vaccination; Author-Supplied Keyword: Student nurses; Author-Supplied Keyword: Theory of planned behaviour; NAICS/Industry Codes: 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling; Number of Pages: 5p; Illustrations: 1 Color Photograph, 3 Charts; Document Type: Article

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INFLUENZA -- Vaccination; SEASONAL influenza; PREVENTION; CORRELATION (Statistics); HEALTH behavior; IMMUNIZATION; INTENTION; RESEARCH -- Methodology; NURSING students; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; SAMPLING (Statistics); STUDENTS -- Attitudes; T-test (Statistics); JUDGMENT sampling; QUANTITATIVE research; PLANNED behavior theory; DATA analysis -- Software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; INFERENTIAL statistics; THERAPEUTIC use; IRELAND; Attitudes; influenza vaccination; Student nurses; Theory of planned behaviour

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