Using a computational cognitive model to simulate the effects of personal and social network experiences on seasonal influenza vaccination decisions
The findings suggest that personal and social experiences play a critical role in shaping vaccination decisions, which can inform the development of targeted interventions to increase vaccination uptake. By incorporating cognitive processes into the model, we identified potential strategies to enhance vaccine promotion efforts, such as recalling past experiences with illness to motivate individuals to get vaccinated.
Authors
- Raffaele Vardavas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8656-7301)
- Andrew M. Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7511-0894)
- Sarah A. Nowak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-9035)
- David P. Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-1792)
- Courtney A. Gidengil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3561-8199)
- Matthew M. Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-3016)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- RAND Corporation (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fepid.2024.1467301
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.51