International adaptation and validation of the Pro-VC-Be: measuring the psychosocial determinants of vaccine confidence in healthcare professionals in European countries

Cross-sectional data collected in December 2021-February 2022 from HCPs in Finland (N=375), France (N=1,213), Germany (N=603), Portugal (N=557) and the United Kingdom (N=118); includes socio-demographic information, vaccination behaviors, and psychosocial determinants of vaccination as identified in the I-Pro-VC-Be questionnaire validated in this population.

These data were used to validate the international version of the Pro-VC-Be questionnaire: Garrison A, Karlsson L, Fressard L, Fasce A, Rodrigues F, Schmid P, Taubert F, Holford D, Lewandowsky S, Nynäs P, Anderson EC, Gagneur A, Dubé E, Soveri A, Verger P. International adaptation and validation of the Pro-VC-Be: measuring the psychosocial determinants of vaccine confidence in healthcare professionals in European countries. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2023 Jan-Dec;22(1):726-737. doi: 10.1080/14760584.2023.2242479. PMID: 37507356.

The international Pro-VC-Be is based on the French original Pro-VC-Be. Information about the original Pro-VC-Be and its short version can be found here:
Verger, P. et al. (2022). An instrument to measure psychosocial determinants of health care professionals’ vaccination behavior: Validation of the Pro-VC-Be questionnaire. Expert Review of Vaccines. doi: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2046467
Garrison, A. et al. (2022). Measuring psychosocial determinants of vaccination behavior in healthcare professionals: validation of the Pro-VC-Be short-form questionnaire. Expert Review of Vaccines. doi: 10.1080/14760584.2022.2108800