Yang Tae Un, Cheong Hee Jin, Choi Won Suk, Song Joon Young, Noh Ji Yun, Kim Woo Joo
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Infect Chemother. 2014 Sep;46(3):194-8. doi: 10.3947/ic.2014.46.3.194. Epub 2014 Sep 24.
This survey investigated Korean physician attitudes toward the herpes zoster (HZ) vaccine. A total of 400 physicians answered a self-reported questionnaire. Most physicians knew that HZ poses a significant socioeconomic burden and had good knowledge about HZ and its vaccine. Physicians who did not recommend HZ vaccine were concerned about costs (90.7%, 78/86) and doubted the effectiveness of the vaccine (58.1%, 50/86). Patient demand had a profound effect on physicians decisions; 84.9% (73/86) of them who said not recommending HZ vaccine reported that they would provide the vaccine upon patient request. In conclusion, educational initiatives should be targeted toward both physicians and patients.
这项调查研究了韩国医生对带状疱疹(HZ)疫苗的态度。共有400名医生回答了一份自我报告问卷。大多数医生知道HZ会带来重大的社会经济负担,并且对HZ及其疫苗有充分的了解。不推荐使用HZ疫苗的医生担心成本问题(90.7%,78/86),并怀疑疫苗的有效性(58.1%,50/86)。患者需求对医生的决定有深远影响;84.9%(73/86)表示不推荐使用HZ疫苗的医生报告称,他们会根据患者要求提供疫苗。总之,教育举措应针对医生和患者。