COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients
Objective: This study aimed to examine the attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients related to COVID-19 vaccination and determine factors associated with their vaccine behavior. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 300 patients who received chemotherap...
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| description | Objective: This study aimed to examine the attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients related to COVID-19 vaccination and determine factors associated with their vaccine behavior.
Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 300 patients who received chemotherapy in the oncology outpatient clinic of a University Hospital in Istanbul in October 2021. Based on our power calculation, a minimum sample size of 264 patients was needed. However, we recruited a sample of 300 to increase the power of the study. Data were collected online using a patient information form and the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and parametric tests.
Results: The participants had a mean age of 55.64±13.80 years, 56.7% were women, 64% were married, 38.3% were high school graduates, and 35.7% were homemakers. Age, education level, and chronic disease were associated only with negative attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine; gender was associated with positive attitudes. Being vaccinated against COVID-19 was associated with 99% lower negative attitudes and 66.9 times higher positive attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine, while men had 76% lower positive attitudes than women.
Conclusions: Overall, patients receiving chemotherapy had a favorable attitude toward and high acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac132c33be1542d7a440008c29759adf2023-06-27T12:16:31ZengVerduci EditoreWorld Cancer Research Journal2372-34162023-03-011010.32113/wcrj_20233_25172517COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patientsY. Güçlüel0Z. Bayram1G. Can2Internal Medicine Nursing, Haliç University School of Nursing, Sütlüce, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Oncology Outpatient Clinic, Istanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyInternal Medicine Nursing, Istanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Çağlayan, Istanbul, TurkeyObjective: This study aimed to examine the attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients related to COVID-19 vaccination and determine factors associated with their vaccine behavior. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 300 patients who received chemotherapy in the oncology outpatient clinic of a University Hospital in Istanbul in October 2021. Based on our power calculation, a minimum sample size of 264 patients was needed. However, we recruited a sample of 300 to increase the power of the study. Data were collected online using a patient information form and the Attitudes Towards the COVID-19 Vaccine Scale. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and parametric tests. Results: The participants had a mean age of 55.64±13.80 years, 56.7% were women, 64% were married, 38.3% were high school graduates, and 35.7% were homemakers. Age, education level, and chronic disease were associated only with negative attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine; gender was associated with positive attitudes. Being vaccinated against COVID-19 was associated with 99% lower negative attitudes and 66.9 times higher positive attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine, while men had 76% lower positive attitudes than women. Conclusions: Overall, patients receiving chemotherapy had a favorable attitude toward and high acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine.https://www.wcrj.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/03/e2517.pdfcancerchemotherapycovid-19 vaccineattitudes and concerns |
| spellingShingle | Y. Güçlüel Z. Bayram G. Can COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients World Cancer Research Journal cancer chemotherapy covid-19 vaccine attitudes and concerns |
| title | COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients |
| title_full | COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients |
| title_short | COVID-19 vaccine-related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients |
| title_sort | covid 19 vaccine related attitudes and concerns of chemotherapy patients |
| topic | cancer chemotherapy covid-19 vaccine attitudes and concerns |
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