Acceptance and Intake of COVID-19 Vaccines among Older Germans
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Abstract
The main aim of this study was to investigate the various factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination acceptance and actual intake among older Germans aged over 75 years old (n = 1037). We found that the intention to get vaccinated or intake of the COVID-19 vaccine were positively related to the perceptions of becoming infected, perceptions of the severity of the potential long-term effects, the vaccine’s efficacy, and the benefits of vaccination. Meanwhile, the intention to get the vaccine or vaccine intake were decreased by perceptions of the negative side-effects and the general impediments to vaccination.
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SciScore for 10.1101/2021.03.10.21253346: (What is this?)
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Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: Study was approved by the appropriate ethics review committee of the University of xxx, prior to initiation. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Thus, the final sample consisted of 1037 participants (584 female and 453 male) of all ages ranging from 76 to 90 years (M = 80.90, SD = 6.35). Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the …SciScore for 10.1101/2021.03.10.21253346: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IRB: Study was approved by the appropriate ethics review committee of the University of xxx, prior to initiation. Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable Thus, the final sample consisted of 1037 participants (584 female and 453 male) of all ages ranging from 76 to 90 years (M = 80.90, SD = 6.35). Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Limitations and future directions: Our work suffers from limitations. First, our sample is not completely representative of the German elderly. Since the sample was not chosen at random, the inherent bias in convenience sampling means that the sample was unlikely to be representative of the population being studied. This undermines our ability to make generalisations from our sample to the population we were studying. Moreover, participants from our study might stay home most of time during the pandemic with limited social interactions. This means that these results cannot necessarily be extrapolated to the general elderly population. Next, in the same vein, we did not collect demographical characteristics as region of residence. Vaccine acceptance might be greater in regions highly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as previously observed in Lombardy [31]. Third, the cross-sectional nature of this investigation precludes us from drawing causal inferences. Furthermore, the cross-sectional survey design necessarily represents a snapshot in time, rather than the evolving landscape of the public’s attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination. All the information obtained was self-reported and reporting bias always exists. Although the data was collected from the heterogenous group, we targeted individuals who are willing to participate and give their answers. The individual’s opinion also can be unstable. Any unexpected event could lead to drastic change in their opinion about the vacci...
Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.
Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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