Department of Psychology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland.
School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2019 Oct 31;14(10):e0224330. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224330. eCollection 2019.
Information and assurance from healthcare workers (HCWs) is reported by laypeople as a key factor in their decision to get vaccinated. However, previous research has shown that, as in the general population, hesitancy towards vaccines exists among HCWs as well. Previous studies further suggest that HCWs with a higher confidence in vaccinations and vaccine providers are more willing to take the vaccines themselves and to recommend vaccines to patients. In the present study with 2962 Finnish HCWs (doctors, head nurses, nurses, and practical nurses), we explored the associations between HCWs' vaccination confidence (perceived benefit and safety of vaccines and trust in health professionals), their decisions to accept vaccines for themselves and their children, and their willingness to recommend vaccines to patients. The results showed that although the majority of HCWs had high confidence in vaccinations, a notable share reported low vaccination confidence. Moreover, in line with previous research, HCWs with higher confidence in the benefits and safety of vaccines were more likely to accept vaccines for their children and themselves, and to recommend vaccines to their patients. Trust in other health professionals was not directly related to vaccination or recommendation behavior. Confidence in the benefits and safety of vaccines was highest among doctors, and increased along with the educational level of the HCWs, suggesting a link between confidence and the degree of medical training. Ensuring high confidence in vaccines among HCWs may be important in maintaining high vaccine uptake in the general population.
医护人员(HCWs)提供的信息和保证被非专业人士报告为他们决定接种疫苗的关键因素。然而,先前的研究表明,与普通人群一样,HCWs 中也存在对疫苗的犹豫。先前的研究进一步表明,对疫苗和疫苗提供者更有信心的 HCWs 更愿意自己接种疫苗,并向患者推荐疫苗。在这项对 2962 名芬兰 HCWs(医生、护士长、护士和护士助理)的研究中,我们探讨了 HCWs 的疫苗接种信心(对疫苗的益处和安全性的感知以及对卫生专业人员的信任)与其自身和子女接种疫苗的决定,以及向患者推荐疫苗的意愿之间的关联。结果表明,尽管大多数 HCWs 对疫苗接种有高度信心,但相当一部分人报告对疫苗接种信心较低。此外,与先前的研究一致,对疫苗益处和安全性更有信心的 HCWs 更有可能为自己和子女接种疫苗,并向患者推荐疫苗。对其他卫生专业人员的信任与接种或推荐行为没有直接关系。对疫苗的益处和安全性的信心在医生中最高,并随着 HCWs 教育水平的提高而增加,这表明信心与医疗培训程度之间存在联系。确保 HCWs 对疫苗有高度信心可能对维持普通人群中高疫苗接种率很重要。