دورية أكاديمية
Knowledge and attitudes about influenza vaccination in rheumatic diseases patients
| العنوان: | Knowledge and attitudes about influenza vaccination in rheumatic diseases patients |
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| المؤلفون: | Gabriel Figueroa-Parra, Jorge Antonio Esquivel-Valerio, Leticia Santoyo-Fexas, Andrea Moreno-Salinas, Carmen Magdalena Gamboa-Alonso, Ana Laura De Leon-Ibarra, Dionicio Angel Galarza-Delgado |
| المصدر: | Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, Vol 17, Iss 5, Pp 1420-1425 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Immunologic diseases. Allergy LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | influenza, vaccination, rheumatic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, public health, vaccine hesitancy, vaccine acceptance, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| الوصف: | Patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality from vaccine-preventable infections attributed to disease activity, comorbidities, immunosuppressive therapy, and other factors. Vaccines are one of the safest and most effective public health interventions. The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge and attitudes about influenza vaccination as factors influencing vaccine uptake and hesitancy in a population with RD. A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed. A self-administered questionnaire surveyed age, RD diagnosis, ten questions about the uptake, safety and efficacy of influenza vaccine, knowledge of cost-free availability, and the relationship between influenza vaccination and RD. A total of 223 questionnaires were filled; 79.8% of patients were vaccinated for influenza at least once. Uptake by diagnosis was 80.3% in rheumatoid arthritis, 76.2% in osteoarthritis, 86.7% in lupus, 73.9% in other auto-immune diseases (AID), and 60% in other non-AID; 83.9% of patients considered influenza vaccine as safe and effective. From those who had never been vaccinated, 26.7% of patients did not consider influenza vaccine safe and effective vs. 13.5% among patients who had been vaccinated (P = .032). Only 7.6% considered that RD patients could not be vaccinated; 11.7% thought that influenza vaccine would worsen their RD symptoms. This study showed that concerns about safety, efficacy, side effects, fear of the vaccine, and knowledge of cost diminished vaccine uptake. These are factors related to confidence, complacency, and convenience as components of vaccine hesitancy that affect influenza vaccination in RD patients. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2164-5515 2164-554X 21645515 94495815 |
| العلاقة: | https://doaj.org/toc/2164-5515Test; https://doaj.org/toc/2164-554XTest |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2020.1816108 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/23a5ececb01f45cb944958155924a093Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.23a5ececb01f45cb944958155924a093 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 21645515 2164554X 94495815 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/21645515.2020.1816108 |