POS1187 WILLINGNESS TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES, HEALTH WORKERS AND GENERAL POPULATION
| العنوان: | POS1187 WILLINGNESS TO GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES, HEALTH WORKERS AND GENERAL POPULATION |
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| المؤلفون: | Necdet Sut, Burç Çağrı Poyraz, Emire Seyahi, Ayse Ozdede, Mert Oztas, Berna Yurttas, Ömer Tabak, Vedat Hamuryudan |
| المصدر: | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 80:875.1-875 |
| بيانات النشر: | BMJ, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | education.field_of_study, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), business.industry, Immunology, Population, Dysfunctional family, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Vaccination, Rheumatology, Inactivated vaccine, Pandemic, Immunology and Allergy, Medicine, Anxiety, medicine.symptom, education, business, Questionnaire study, Demography |
| الوصف: | Background:As of January 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic has been responsible for more than 2.2 million deaths worldwide (1). Potential vaccines against COVID-19 have been developed swiftly and vaccination programs were started in many countries. Turkey agreed to use inactivated vaccine candidate, ‘CoronaVac’ produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company (3). Many of our patients having a rheumatic diseases (RD) call us for permission to get vaccination, while some express their concerns about the efficacy and safety issues.Objectives:We therefore assessed the willingness to get vaccination among patients with RD compared to health workers and a sample from general population.Methods:A web-based questionnaire study was conducted in a cross-sectional design in 3 groups of participants: 1. patients with RD, 2. hospital workers and 3. General population. The questionnaire sought socio-demographic variables, COVID-19 related risk factors, willingness to get vaccination, and concerns and thoughts about vaccine. COVID-19 related anxiety (CAS) was also evaluated through the questionnaire.Results:We studied in total 732 (258 M/ 474 F) patients with RD, 320 (88 M/ 232 F) hospital workers and 763 (258 M/ 505 F) individuals representing general population. Patients with RD were significantly older and less educated and spent less time using social media compared to both control groups (Table 1). CAS scores were similar between the study groups. Of the patients with RD, 29.2% were willing to be vaccinated, 19% were unwilling and 51.8% were undecided. These were similar among the general population (34.6%, 23.3% and 42.1%, respectively), whereas hospital workers were significantly more willing (52.5%, 20.9% and 26.6%, respectively) (pConclusion:Only about one third of the patients with RD were willing to get vaccination, which was somewhat similar to that observed among the general population. This could be due to rushed vaccine development as well as negative news on vaccines on the social media. Our study also reveals that, after almost one year after the pandemic, about 95% in all study groups did not express dysfunctional anxiety related with COVID-19.References:[1]https://covid19.who.int/[2]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-26/turkey-signs-accord-with-biontech-for-coronavirus-vaccineTable 1.Socio-demographic and COVID-19 associated variables, anxiety scores and willingness to get vaccinationPatients with RD(n=732)Hospital workers(n = 320)General population(n =763)PMale/ Female, n258/47488/232258/5050.045Age, mean ± SD, years42.8 ± 11.637.0 ± 10.040.8 ± 12.0Primary/middle school education, n (%)225 (30.7)6 (1.9)28 (3.7)≤ 1 hour daily spent using social media, n (%)270 (36.9)100 (31.3)192 (25.2)COVID-19 related anxiety, total score, mean ± SD1.62 ± 3.031.81±2.641.55±2.710.389COVID-19 related anxiety, cut off value of ≥ 9, n (%)36 (5.1)13 (4.2)29 (4.0)0.626COVID-19 diagnosis in the participant (n %) Yes104 (14.2)69 (21.6)70 (9.2) No617 (84.3)248 (77.5)687 (90.0) Unsure11 (1.5)3 (0.9)6 (0.8)COVID-19 diagnosis among the household or close friends, n (%) Yes460 (62.8)244 (76.3)435 (57.0) No254 (34.7)76 (23.8)317 (41.5) Unsure18 (2.5)011 (1.4)Presence of any comorbid disease, n (%)304 (41.5)67 (20.9)181 (23.7)History of psychiatric disorder, n (%)177 (24.2)51 (15.9)110 (14.4)Willingness to get vaccination (n %) Yes214 (29.2)168 (52.5)264 (34.6) No139 (19.0)67 (20.9)178 (23.3) Unsure379 (51.8)85 (26.6)321 (42.1)Do you think that vaccination should be obligatory? n (%)0.003 Yes216 (29.5)113 (35.3)207 (27.1) No277 (37.8)136 (42.5)331 (43.4) Unsure239 (32.7)71 (22.2)225 (29.5)Disclosure of Interests:None declared. |
| تدمد: | 1468-2060 0003-4967 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::901cf0d57c3439c1a6316bf5288e11fc https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1435 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........901cf0d57c3439c1a6316bf5288e11fc |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14682060 00034967 |
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