BACKGROUND: Seasonal vaccination campaigns against influenza and COVID-19 are critical for protecting vulnerable populations. Scientific evidence on past campaigns is essential for the effectiveness of future campaigns. This study aims to: (1) assess predictors of influenza and COVID-19 vaccination intentions (2) explore perceived barriers and facilitators of 2023-2024 seasonal vaccination campaign.METHODS: A c...
Monitoring how different people – as ‘social sensors’ – evaluate and respond to crisis such as pandemics, allows tailoring crisis communication to the social perceptions of the situation, at different moments. To gather such evidence, we proposed a index of social perceptions of systemic risk (SPSR), as an indicator of a situational threat compromising risks to physical health, psychological health, the economy...
Monitoring how different people – as ‘social sensors’ – evaluate and respond to crisis such as pandemics, allows tailoring crisis communication to the social perceptions of the situation, at different moments. To gather such evidence, we proposed a index of social perceptions of systemic risk (SPSR), as an indicator of a situational threat compromising risks to physical health, psychological health, the economy...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to national lockdown measures, implying individuals’ household confinement, constraining active contact with outdoor nature, with potential associated mental health consequences. Hence, this cross-sectional correlational design study with 310 participants examined the relationship between self-reported measures of variety and intensity of indoor/outdoor activities involving contact wit...
Monitoring how different people – as ‘social sensors’ – evaluate and respond to crisis such as pandemics, allows tailoring crisis communication to the social perceptions of the situation, at different moments. To gather such evidence, we proposed a index of social perceptions of systemic risk (SPSR), as an indicator of a situational threat compromising risks to physical health, psychological health, the economy...
Introdução: Portugal, entre poucos países no mundo, tem mais de 90% da população vacinada contra a COVID-19. Este estudo teve como objetivo estimar a adesão à vacinação (para doses primárias e de reforço) entre a população adulta e crianças, e a sua associação a preditores psicossociais e sociodemográficos teoricamente sustentados. Método: Um inquérito telefónico foi aplicado em março (T1), maio (T2) e dezembro...
Introdução: Portugal, entre poucos países no mundo, tem mais de 90% da população vacinada contra a COVID-19. Este estudo teve como objetivo estimar a adesão à vacinação (para doses primárias e de reforço) entre a população adulta e crianças, e a sua associação a preditores psicossociais e sociodemográficos teoricamente sustentados. Método: Um inquérito telefónico foi aplicado em março (T1), maio (T2) e dezembro...