Christa E Hartch, Mary S Dietrich, B Jeanette Lancaster, Deonni P Stolldorf, Shelagh A Mulvaney
{"title":"Effects of a medication adherence app among medically underserved adults with chronic illness: a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Christa E Hartch, Mary S Dietrich, B Jeanette Lancaster, Deonni P Stolldorf, Shelagh A Mulvaney","doi":"10.1007/s10865-023-00446-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10865-023-00446-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For individuals living with a chronic illness who require use of long-term medications, adherence is a vital aspect of successful symptom management and outcomes. This study investigated the effect of a smartphone app on adherence, self-efficacy, knowledge, and medication social support in a medically underserved adult population with various chronic illnesses. Participants were randomized to a group who used the app for one month or a control group provided with a printed medication list. Compared to the control group, participants receiving the intervention had significantly greater medication adherence (Cohen's d = -0.52, p = .014) and medication self-efficacy (Cohen's d = 0.43, p = .035). No significant effects were observed related to knowledge or social support. The findings suggest use of the app could positively impact chronic disease management in a medically underserved population in the United States.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"389-404"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11026187/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138832364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heather Orom, Nolan E Ramer, Natasha C Allard, Amy McQueen, Erika A Waters, Marc T Kiviniemi, Jennifer L Hay
{"title":"Colorectal cancer information avoidance is associated with screening adherence.","authors":"Heather Orom, Nolan E Ramer, Natasha C Allard, Amy McQueen, Erika A Waters, Marc T Kiviniemi, Jennifer L Hay","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00482-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10865-024-00482-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer among U.S. men and women and the second deadliest. Effective screening modalities can either prevent CRC or find it earlier, but fewer than two thirds of U.S. adults are adherent to CRC screening guidelines. We tested whether people who defensively avoid CRC information have lower adherence to CRC screening recommendations and weaker intentions for being screened and whether CRC information avoidance adds predictive ability beyond known determinants of screening. Participants, aged 45-75 years, completed a survey about known structural determinants of CRC screening (healthcare coverage, healthcare use, provider recommendation), CRC information avoidance tendencies, and screening behavior (n = 887) and intentions (n = 425). Models were tested with multivariable regression and structural equation modeling (SEM). To the extent that participants avoided CRC information, they had lower odds of being adherent to CRC screening guidelines (OR = 0.55) and if non-adherent, less likely to intend to be screened (b=-0.50). In the SEM model, avoidance was negatively associated with each known structural determinant of screening and with lower screening adherence (ps < 0.01). Fit was significantly worse for nested SEM models when avoidance was not included, (i.e., the paths to avoidance were fixed to zero). Information avoidance was associated with screening behavior and other known structural determinants of screening adherence, potentially compounding its influence. Novel strategies are needed to reach avoiders, including health communication messaging that disrupts avoidance and interventions external to the healthcare system, with which avoiders are less engaged.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"504-514"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140068859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elena S Aßmann, Jennifer Ose, Cassandra A Hathaway, Laura B Oswald, Sheetal Hardikar, Caroline Himbert, Vimalkumar Chellam, Tengda Lin, Bailee Daniels, Anne C Kirchhoff, Biljana Gigic, Douglas Grossman, Jonathan Tward, Thomas K Varghese, David Shibata, Jane C Figueiredo, Adetunji T Toriola, Anna Beck, Courtney Scaife, Christopher A Barnes, Cindy Matsen, Debra S Ma, Howard Colman, Jason P Hunt, Kevin B Jones, Catherine J Lee, Mikaela Larson, Tracy Onega, Wallace L Akerley, Christopher I Li, William M Grady, Martin Schneider, Andreas Dinkel, Jessica Y Islam, Brian D Gonzalez, Amy K Otto, Frank J Penedo, Erin M Siegel, Shelley S Tworoger, Cornelia M Ulrich, Anita R Peoples
{"title":"Risk factors and health behaviors associated with loneliness among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Elena S Aßmann, Jennifer Ose, Cassandra A Hathaway, Laura B Oswald, Sheetal Hardikar, Caroline Himbert, Vimalkumar Chellam, Tengda Lin, Bailee Daniels, Anne C Kirchhoff, Biljana Gigic, Douglas Grossman, Jonathan Tward, Thomas K Varghese, David Shibata, Jane C Figueiredo, Adetunji T Toriola, Anna Beck, Courtney Scaife, Christopher A Barnes, Cindy Matsen, Debra S Ma, Howard Colman, Jason P Hunt, Kevin B Jones, Catherine J Lee, Mikaela Larson, Tracy Onega, Wallace L Akerley, Christopher I Li, William M Grady, Martin Schneider, Andreas Dinkel, Jessica Y Islam, Brian D Gonzalez, Amy K Otto, Frank J Penedo, Erin M Siegel, Shelley S Tworoger, Cornelia M Ulrich, Anita R Peoples","doi":"10.1007/s10865-023-00465-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10865-023-00465-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Loneliness may exacerbate poor health outcomes particularly among cancer survivors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about the risk factors of loneliness among cancer survivors. We evaluated the risk factors of loneliness in the context of COVID-19 pandemic-related prevention behaviors and lifestyle/psychosocial factors among cancer survivors. Cancer survivors (n = 1471) seen at Huntsman Cancer Institute completed a survey between August-September 2020 evaluating health behaviors, medical care, and psychosocial factors including loneliness during COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were classified into two groups: 'lonely' (sometimes, usually, or always felt lonely in past month) and 'non-lonely' (never or rarely felt lonely in past month). 33% of cancer survivors reported feeling lonely in the past month. Multivariable logistic regression showed female sex, not living with a spouse/partner, poor health status, COVID-19 pandemic-associated lifestyle factors including increased alcohol consumption and marijuana/CBD oil use, and psychosocial stressors such as disruptions in daily life, less social interaction, and higher perceived stress and financial stress were associated with feeling lonely as compared to being non-lonely (all p < 0.05). A significant proportion of participants reported loneliness, which is a serious health risk among vulnerable populations, particularly cancer survivors. Modifiable risk factors such as unhealthy lifestyle behaviors and psychosocial stress were associated with loneliness. These results highlight the need to screen for unhealthy lifestyle factors and psychosocial stressors to identify cancer survivors at increased risk of loneliness and to develop effective management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"405-421"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11482548/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139991520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grace H. Coughlin, Maximilian T. Antush, Chantal A. Vella
{"title":"Associations of sedentary behavior and screen time with biomarkers of inflammation and insulin resistance","authors":"Grace H. Coughlin, Maximilian T. Antush, Chantal A. Vella","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00498-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00498-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sedentary behavior (SB) has been linked to risk factors of cardiometabolic disease, with inconsistent findings reported in the literature. We aimed to assess the associations of SB with multiple biomarkers of inflammation and insulin resistance in adults. Domain-specific SB, sitting time and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were measured in 78 adults (mean ± SD 52.0 ± 10.8 y). Body fat percentage (BF%) was assessed using multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance. A blood draw assessed glucose, insulin, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), leptin, and adiponectin. Adiponectin-leptin ratio (ALR), homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and beta-cell function (HOMA-β) were calculated. Multivariable linear regression analyses, controlling for age, sex, MVPA, and BF%, were used to assess associations. After adjustment for age, sex and MVPA, total SB (7.5 ± 2.5 h/day) was positively associated with leptin, insulin, HOMA-IR, HOMA-β (Standardized Beta (β) range 0.21–0.32) and negatively associated with ALR (β = -0.24, <i>p</i> < 0.05 for all). Similarly, total sitting time (7.2 ± 2.9 h/day) was associated with TNF-α (β = 0.22) and ALR (β = -0.26). These associations were attenuated to non-significance after adjustment for BF%. Leisure screen time was detrimentally associated with IL-6 (β = 0.24), leptin (β = 0.21), insulin (β = 0.37), HOMA-IR (β = 0.37), and HOMA-β (β = 0.34), independent of age, sex and MVPA (p < 0.05 for all). Only the associations with insulin (β = 0.26), HOMA-IR (β = 0.26), and HOMA-β (β = 0.23) remained significant after further controlling BF% (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Self-reported SB is associated with biomarkers of inflammation and insulin resistance, independent of MVPA, and in some cases BF%.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141151622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of emotion dysregulation in self-management behaviors among adults with type 2 diabetes","authors":"Sophie R. Kollin, Kim L. Gratz, Aaron A. Lee","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00483-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00483-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Suboptimal disease self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes is associated with greater risk of diabetes related health complications and mortality. Emotional distress has been linked with poor diabetes self-management; however, few studies have examined the role of emotion dysregulation in diabetes management. The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between different facets of emotion dysregulation and diabetes self-management behaviors among a sample of 373 adults with type 2 diabetes. Separate median regression and binary logistic regression models were used to examine the association of emotion dysregulation facets and each diabetes self-care behavior (i.e., medication nonadherence, diet, exercise, self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG), foot care, and smoking). Generally, greater difficulties in emotion regulation were associated with poorer self-management behaviors. However, several facets of emotion dysregulation were linked with better self-management behaviors. Addressing emotion dysregulation among adults with type 2 diabetes has the potential to improve diabetes related self-management.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140802963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nichole R. Kelly, Claire Guidinger, Daniel M. Swan, David Thivel, Austin Folger, Gabriella M. Luther, Michael E. Hahn
{"title":"A brief bout of moderate intensity physical activity improves preadolescent children’s behavioral inhibition but does not change their energy intake","authors":"Nichole R. Kelly, Claire Guidinger, Daniel M. Swan, David Thivel, Austin Folger, Gabriella M. Luther, Michael E. Hahn","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00495-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00495-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Children in rural communities consume more energy-dense foods relative to their urban peers. Identifying effective interventions for improving energy intake patterns are needed to address these geographic disparities. The primary aim of this study was to harness the benefits of physical activity on children’s executive functioning to see if these improvements lead to acute changes in eating behaviors. In a randomized crossover design, 91 preadolescent (8-10y; M age = 9.48 ± 0.85; 50.5% female; 85.7% White, 9.9% Multiracial, 9.9% Hispanic) children (86% rural) completed a 20-minute physical activity condition (moderate intensity walking) and time-matched sedentary condition (reading and/or coloring) ~ 14 days apart. Immediately following each condition, participants completed a behavioral inhibition task and then eating behaviors (total energy intake, relative energy intake, snack intake) were measured during a multi-array buffet test meal. After adjusting for period and order effects, body fat (measured via DXA), and depressive symptoms, participants experienced significant small improvements in their behavioral inhibition following the physical activity versus sedentary condition (<i>p</i> = 0.04, Hedge’s g = 0.198). Eating behaviors did not vary by condition, nor did improvements in behavioral inhibition function as a mediator (<i>p</i>s > 0.09). Thus, in preadolescent children, small improvements in behavioral inhibition from physical activity do not produce acute improvements in energy intake. Additional research is needed to clarify whether the duration and/or intensity of physical activity sessions would produce different results in this age group, and whether intervention approaches and corresponding mechanisms of change vary by individual factors, like age and degree of food cue responsivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140802896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sahabi Kabir Sulaiman, Muhammad Sale Musa, Fatimah Isma’il Tsiga-Ahmed, Saidu Idris Ahmad, Salisu Abubakar Haruna, Abdullahi Abdurrahman Zubair, Bello Tijjani Makama, Aminu Hussein, Abdulwahab Kabir Sulaiman, Farouq Muhammad Dayyab, Abdulaziz Tijjani Bako
{"title":"Depression mediates the relationship between exposure to stigma and medication adherence among people living with HIV in low-resource setting: a structural equation modeling approach","authors":"Sahabi Kabir Sulaiman, Muhammad Sale Musa, Fatimah Isma’il Tsiga-Ahmed, Saidu Idris Ahmad, Salisu Abubakar Haruna, Abdullahi Abdurrahman Zubair, Bello Tijjani Makama, Aminu Hussein, Abdulwahab Kabir Sulaiman, Farouq Muhammad Dayyab, Abdulaziz Tijjani Bako","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00488-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00488-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study hypothesizes that depression mediates the association between exposure to stigma and medication non-adherence in people living with HIV (PLHIV). We recruited 372 PLHIV from the Stigma, health-related Quality of life, antiretroviral Adherence, and Depression among people living with HIV (SQuAD-HIV) project, a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted between October 2021 and February 2022 among PLHIV attending six ART clinics in two geopolitical regions of northern Nigeria. A structural equation modeling (SEM) framework, utilizing the full information maximum likelihood estimator, was used to elucidate the pathways linking stigma, depression, and ART medication adherence, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. The total number of eligible participants analyzed (353) included 32.7% male PLHIV with a mean age (SD) of 39.42 (10.14). Being female was positively associated with adherence (β, 95% CI 0.335, 0.163–0.523, <i>p</i>-value < 0.001) but negatively associated with stigma (β, 95% CI − 0.334, − 0.561 to − 0.142, <i>p</i>-value = 0.001), while urban residence was negatively associated with stigma (β, 95% CI − 0.564, − 0.804 to − 0.340, <i>p</i>-value < 0.001). Our analysis also indicated that a higher level of experienced stigma was associated with decreased medication adherence. This association was partially mediated by depression (indirect effect = (0.256) (− 0.541) = − 0.139; <i>p</i>-value < 0.01). The proportion of the association between stigma and medication adherence explained through mediation by depression was 35.6%. These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions aimed at lowering exposure to stigma among PLHIV to improve medication adherence.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140635428","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camella J. Rising, Chloe O. Huelsnitz, Rowan Forbes Shepherd, William M. P. Klein, Alix G. Sleight, Catherine Wilsnack, Patrick Boyd, Alexandra E. Feldman, Payal P. Khincha, Allison Werner-Lin
{"title":"Diet and physical activity behaviors: how are they related to illness perceptions, coping, and health-related quality of life in young people with hereditary cancer syndromes?","authors":"Camella J. Rising, Chloe O. Huelsnitz, Rowan Forbes Shepherd, William M. P. Klein, Alix G. Sleight, Catherine Wilsnack, Patrick Boyd, Alexandra E. Feldman, Payal P. Khincha, Allison Werner-Lin","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00489-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00489-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Individuals with inherited cancer syndromes, such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), may be motivated to adopt health-protective behaviors, such as eating more fruits and vegetables and increasing physical activity. Examining these health behaviors among young people with high lifetime genetic cancer risk may provide important insights to guide future behavioral interventions that aim to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We used a self-regulatory framework to investigate relationships among diet and physical activity behaviors and psychosocial constructs (e.g., illness perceptions, coping, HRQOL) in adolescents and young adults (AYAs; aged 15–39 years) with LFS. This longitudinal mixed-methods study included 57 AYAs aged 16–39 years at enrollment), 32 (56%) of whom had a history of one or more cancers. Participants completed one or two telephone interviews and/or an online survey. We thematically analyzed interview data and conducted regression analyses to evaluate relationships among variables. AYAs described adopting healthy diet and physical activity behaviors to assert some control over health and to protect HRQOL. More frequent use of active coping strategies was associated with greater reported daily fruit and vegetable intake. Greater reported physical activity was associated with better quality of psychological health. Healthy diet and physical activity behaviors may function as LFS coping strategies that confer mental health benefits. Clinicians might emphasize these potential benefits and support AYAs in adopting health behaviors that protect multiple domains of health. Future research could use these findings to develop behavioral interventions tailored to AYAs with high genetic cancer risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140627666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Drishti Enna Sanghvi, Mark Shuquan Chen, George A. Bonanno
{"title":"Prospective trajectories of depression predict mortality in cancer patients","authors":"Drishti Enna Sanghvi, Mark Shuquan Chen, George A. Bonanno","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00485-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00485-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An ever-growing body of empirical evidence has demonstrated the relationship between depression and cancer. The objective of this study was to examine whether depression trajectories predict mortality risk above and beyond demographics and other general health-related factors. Participants (<i>n</i> = 2,345) were a part of the Health and Retirement Study. The sample consisted of patients who were assessed once before their cancer diagnosis and thrice after. Depressive symptoms and general health-related factors were based on self-reports. Mortality risk was determined based on whether the patient was alive or not at respective time points. Latent Growth Mixture Modeling was performed to map trajectories of depression, assess differences in trajectories based on demographics and general health-related factors, and predict mortality risk. Four trajectories of depression symptoms emerged: resilient (69.7%), emerging (13.5%), recovery (9.5%), and chronic (7.2%). Overall, females, fewer years of education, higher functional impairment at baseline, and high mortality risk characterized the emerging, recovery, and chronic trajectories. In comparison to the resilient trajectory, mortality risk was highest for the emerging trajectory and accounted for more than half of the deaths recorded for the participants in emerging trajectory. Mortality risk was also significantly elevated, although to a lesser degree, for the recovery and chronic trajectories. The data highlights clinically relevant information about the depression-cancer association that can have useful implications towards cancer treatment, recovery, and public health.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neetu Abad, Kimberly E Bonner, Qian Huang, Brittney Baack, Robert Petrin, Dhiman Das, Megan A. Hendrich, Madeline S. Gosz, Zachary Lewis, David J. Lintern, Helen Fisun, Noel T. Brewer
{"title":"Behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination initiation in the US: a longitudinal study March─ October 2021","authors":"Neetu Abad, Kimberly E Bonner, Qian Huang, Brittney Baack, Robert Petrin, Dhiman Das, Megan A. Hendrich, Madeline S. Gosz, Zachary Lewis, David J. Lintern, Helen Fisun, Noel T. Brewer","doi":"10.1007/s10865-024-00487-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-024-00487-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many studies have examined behavioral and social drivers of COVID-19 vaccination initiation, but few have examined these drivers longitudinally. We sought to identify the drivers of COVID-19 vaccination initiation using the Behavioral and Social Drivers of Vaccination (BeSD) Framework. Participants were a nationally-representative sample of 1,563 US adults who had not received a COVID-19 vaccine by baseline. Participants took surveys online at baseline (spring 2021) and follow-up (fall 2021). The surveys assessed variables from BeSD Framework domains (i.e., thinking and feeling, social processes, and practical issues), COVID-19 vaccination initiation, and demographics at baseline and follow-up. Between baseline and follow-up, 65% of respondents reported initiating COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccination intent increased from baseline to follow-up (<i>p</i> < .01). Higher vaccine confidence, more positive social norms towards vaccination, and receiving vaccine recommendations at baseline predicted subsequent COVID-19 vaccine initiation (all <i>p</i> < .01). Among factors assessed at follow-up, social responsibility and vaccine requirements had the greatest associations with vaccine initiation (all <i>p</i> < .01). Baseline vaccine confidence, social norms, and vaccination recommendations were associated with subsequent vaccine initiation, all of which could be useful targets for behavioral interventions. Furthermore, interventions that highlight social responsibility to vaccinate or promote vaccination requirements could also be beneficial.</p>","PeriodicalId":48329,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Behavioral Medicine","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140578629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}