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. 2022 Dec 27;11(1):62.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines11010062.

COVID-19-Related Burnout and Intention of Fully Vaccinated Individuals to Get a Booster Dose: The Mediating Role of Resilience

Petros Galanis  1 , Aglaia Katsiroumpa  1 , Panayota Sourtzi  2 , Olga Siskou  3 , Olympia Konstantakopoulou  4 , Theodoros Katsoulas  2 , Daphne Kaitelidou  4
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COVID-19-Related Burnout and Intention of Fully Vaccinated Individuals to Get a Booster Dose: The Mediating Role of Resilience

Petros Galanis et al. Vaccines (Basel). .

Abstract

Because an annual COVID-19 booster vaccine appears to be required to control the pandemic, identifying the factors that influence individuals' decision to receive a booster dose is critical. Thus, our goal was to quantify the influence of COVID-19-related burnout on vaccination intention and to investigate the role of resilience in mediating the link between burnout and intention. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample during October 2022. We used the COVID-19 burnout scale and the Brief Resilience Scale. The study sample included 1256 people who had received their primary COVID-19 vaccination. Among the participants, 34.1% reported being very likely to be vaccinated with a booster dose. COVID-19-related burnout was found to be inversely connected with vaccination intention. Moreover, our results suggested that resilience not only had a positive direct effect on vaccination intention but also mediated the relationship between burnout and vaccination intention. Although our study had limitations, such as a convenience sample and information bias, we demonstrate the critical role of resilience in reducing the impact of COVID-19-related burnout on the vaccination intention. Policymakers should develop and implement initiatives to address the issues of COVID-19-related burnout and enhance booster adoption by strengthening psychosocial resources such as resilience.

Keywords: COVID-19; burnout; intention; resilience; vaccination.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Structural model depicting the relationships between COVID-19-related burnout, resilience, and vaccination intention.
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Structural mediation model using PROCESS macro (model 4) with path coefficients (β) and p-values of resilience as the mediator in the relationship between COVID-19-related burnout and vaccination intention. * Statistically significant.
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Figure 3
Standardized coefficients (β) from confirmatory factor analysis on the relationship between COVID-19-related burnout, vaccination intention, and resilience. * Statistically significant.
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