The Italian Version of the Adult Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (aVHS) for the Working-Age Population: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity

The adult Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (aVHS) is valid and reliable for evaluating attitudes toward vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Italian version of the aVHS. After cross-cultural adaptatio...

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Published in:Vaccines (Basel) 2022-01, Vol.10 (2), p.224
Main Authors: Ledda, Caterina, Costantino, Claudio, Liberti, Giuseppe, Rapisarda, Venerando
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adaptation
Adults
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease prevention
Evaluation
Interpreters
Italy
Medical research
Pandemics
Polls & surveys
Questionnaires
Reliability analysis
Reproducibility
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Software
Translations
vaccination
vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines
Validity
worker
workplace
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Summary:The adult Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (aVHS) is valid and reliable for evaluating attitudes toward vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Italian version of the aVHS. After cross-cultural adaptation of the aVHS, internal consistency (IC), intra-class correlation (ICC), and content validity (S-CVI) were evaluated through a survey on 160 workers. Results of the ICC were analyzed on questionnaires administered twice at a distance of two months and revealed a satisfactory reproducibility (0.87). The IC of the aVHS was assessed by the Cronbach alpha coefficient test, with a result of 0.94, demonstrating an excellent IC reliability. The S-CVI calculated for the total scale was 0.97. The aVHS is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating vaccine hesitancy toward adult vaccinations. We suggest the use of this scale in upcoming surveys on opinions and perceptions of adult vaccinations.
ISSN:2076-393X
2076-393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines10020224