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Vaccines (Basel)
. 2021 Mar 4;9(3):218.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030218.
Attitude and Behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland
Bartosz Szmyd[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Filip Franciszek Karuga[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Adrian Bartoszek[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Katarzyna Staniecka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Natalia Siwecka[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Agnieszka Bartoszek[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Maciej B?aszczyk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maciej Radek[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Healthcare workers are particularly exposed to biological risk during their daily occupational activities. Nowadays, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become one of the most widespread infectious agents. In the current study, we performed a survey on the attitude and behavior of Polish healthcare workers (HCW), which comprise physicians (MD) and administrative healthcare assistants (HA) towards the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. Our study involved 2300 subjects (42.17% female; 10.96% MD; 5.87% HA). The evaluation was conducted using a Google Forms survey based on original questions and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items questionnaire. HCW significantly more often demonstrated their willingness to get vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 as compared to the control group (82.95% vs. 54.31%, respectively). The main concern, as regards all groups, was the development of long-term side effects after getting COVID-19 vaccine. The study revealed that depression significantly affects the willingness to get vaccinated. The readiness was significantly strengthened by positive medical history of recommended vaccinations, fear of catching COVID-19, as well as fear of passing on the disease to the relatives. Overall, the percentage of HCW, who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 remains unsatisfactory. Further works exploring this subject are needed to take a step closer to achieving the herd immunity in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anxiety; depression; healthcare workers; stress; vaccination.
. 2021 Mar 4;9(3):218.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030218.
Attitude and Behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination among Healthcare Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study from Poland
Bartosz Szmyd[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Filip Franciszek Karuga[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Adrian Bartoszek[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Katarzyna Staniecka[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Natalia Siwecka[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Agnieszka Bartoszek[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Maciej B?aszczyk[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maciej Radek[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33806641
- DOI: 10.3390/vaccines9030218
Abstract
Healthcare workers are particularly exposed to biological risk during their daily occupational activities. Nowadays, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become one of the most widespread infectious agents. In the current study, we performed a survey on the attitude and behavior of Polish healthcare workers (HCW), which comprise physicians (MD) and administrative healthcare assistants (HA) towards the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. Our study involved 2300 subjects (42.17% female; 10.96% MD; 5.87% HA). The evaluation was conducted using a Google Forms survey based on original questions and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 Items questionnaire. HCW significantly more often demonstrated their willingness to get vaccinated against the SARS-CoV-2 as compared to the control group (82.95% vs. 54.31%, respectively). The main concern, as regards all groups, was the development of long-term side effects after getting COVID-19 vaccine. The study revealed that depression significantly affects the willingness to get vaccinated. The readiness was significantly strengthened by positive medical history of recommended vaccinations, fear of catching COVID-19, as well as fear of passing on the disease to the relatives. Overall, the percentage of HCW, who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 remains unsatisfactory. Further works exploring this subject are needed to take a step closer to achieving the herd immunity in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; anxiety; depression; healthcare workers; stress; vaccination.