VM Medical Park Samsun Hospital, Department of Medical Oncology, Samsun, Turkey.
Medical Student(MS)/Intern Doctor, School of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul/TURKEY.
Future Oncol. 2022 Feb;18(4):457-469. doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-1015. Epub 2021 Dec 1.
This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 phobia and related factors on attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine in cancer patients. A prospective cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 300 adult patients using a validated COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) and related survey to determine the factors affecting vaccine acceptance between May-June 2021. Regarding the COVID-19 vaccine willingness, 86.7% accepted vaccination, 6.3% were hesitant and 7% refused vaccination. Patients that accepted vaccination had significantly higher C19P-S scores in general, and in psychological and psychosomatic subdivisions. Univariate analysis revealed that increased age, being retired, and being married were significantly associated with willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The majority of patients had high 'coronophobia' levels which were associated with increased willingness for the COVID-19 vaccines. Minimizing negative attitudes towards vaccines will most likely be achieved by raising awareness in the cancer population about COVID-19 vaccine.
本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 恐惧及其相关因素对癌症患者对 COVID-19 疫苗态度的影响。采用已验证的 COVID-19 恐惧量表(C19P-S)和相关调查,对 300 名成年患者进行了前瞻性横断面描述性研究,以确定 2021 年 5 月至 6 月期间影响疫苗接种接受的因素。关于 COVID-19 疫苗接种意愿,86.7%的患者接受接种,6.3%的患者犹豫不决,7%的患者拒绝接种。接受疫苗接种的患者在一般、心理和身心方面的 C19P-S 评分显著更高。单因素分析显示,年龄增长、退休和已婚与接种 COVID-19 疫苗的意愿显著相关。大多数患者的“冠状病毒恐惧症”水平较高,这与对 COVID-19 疫苗的接种意愿增加有关。提高癌症患者对 COVID-19 疫苗的认识,最有可能降低对疫苗的负面态度。