To Get Vaccinated or Not? The Vaccination Decision-Making by Healthcare Professionals Working in Haematology: A Qualitative Study

To Get Vaccinated or Not? The Vaccination Decision-Making by Healthcare Professionals Working in Haematology: A Qualitative Study

Haematological patients are more susceptible to infections. Vaccination has always been the most effective primary prevention strategy, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the efficacy of vaccines for some haematological patients is low. Although vaccination of Healthcare Workers (HCWs) coul...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 20; no. 10; p. 5901
Main Authors: Tunisi, Gian Luca, Ambrosi, Elisa, Zulianello, Giorgia, Allegrini, Elisabetta, Provenzano, Domenico, Rizzello, Tiziana, Canzan, Federica
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 21-05-2023
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Subjects:
Analysis
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Blood cancer
Content analysis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
COVID-19 vaccines
Decision making
Disease susceptibility
Health aspects
Health care
Health Personnel
Hematology
Humans
Infection
Influenza
Medical personnel
Mortality
Nurses
Pandemics
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Risk factors
Vaccination
Vaccines
Italy
vaccine hesitancy
haematological malignancies
qualitative study
vaccine attitude
healthcare workers’ attitude
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Summary:Haematological patients are more susceptible to infections. Vaccination has always been the most effective primary prevention strategy, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the efficacy of vaccines for some haematological patients is low. Although vaccination of Healthcare Workers (HCWs) could protect patients from vaccine-preventable diseases, there is evidence of a high level of hesitation among healthcare workers in Italy. The aim of this study was to explore the attitudes towards vaccination of HCWs caring for haematology patients. Qualitative descriptive design was conducted. Twenty-one HCWs were interviewed. Content analysis was applied to the qualitative data. The following themes were generated from the analysis: "Trust", "Decision-making process focusing on individual health", "Decision-making process focusing on community health", "Changing opinion", and "Two sides of vaccination commitment". The most hesitant HCWs were oriented towards individual health. They perceived a lack of benefit from vaccines, feared side effects, or were influenced by negative experiences of others. In contrast, community-health-oriented HCWs showed more positive attitudes towards vaccination. Some hesitant HCWs changed their opinion on vaccination because they began to reflect on the importance of vaccination for the community. The change in opinion of some HCWs interviewed provided insight into the importance of focusing organisational efforts on collective responsibility.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20105901