Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
Front Public Health. 2022 Jul 22;10:923815. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.923815. eCollection 2022.
Aside from the pandemic's negative health effects, the world was confronted with public confusion since proper communication and favorable decisions became an ongoing challenge. As a result, the public's perceptions were influenced by what they knew, the many sources of COVID-19 information, and how they interpreted it. With cancer patients continuing to oppose COVID-19 vaccines, we sought to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine sources of this information in adult cancer patients, which either helped or prevented them from taking the vaccine. We also assessed the relevance and impact of their oncologists' recommendations in encouraging them to take the vaccine.
From June to October 2021, an online survey was conducted at King Hussein Cancer Center. A total of 441 adult cancer patients took part in the study. Patients who had granted their consent were requested to complete an online questionnaire, which was collected using the SurveyMonkey questionnaire online platform. Descriptive analysis was done for all variables. The association between categorical and continuous variables was assessed using the Pearson Chi-square and Fisher Exact.
Our results showed that 75% of the patients registered for the COVID-19 vaccine, while 12% refused vaccination. The majority of participants acquired their information from news and television shows, whereas (138/441) got their information through World Health Organization websites. Because the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines were made in such a short period, 54.7 % assumed the vaccines were unsafe. Only 49% of the patients said their oncologists had informed them about the benefits of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.
We found that SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy in cancer patients might be related to misinformation obtained from social media despite the availability of supportive scientific information on the vaccine's benefits from the physicians. To combat misleading and unreliable social media news, we recommend that physicians use telehealth technology to reach out to their patients in addition to their face-to-face consultation, which delivers comprehensive, clear, and high-quality digital services that guide and help patients to better understand the advantages of COVID-19 vaccines.
除了大流行带来的负面影响，由于正确的沟通和有利的决策成为持续的挑战，世界还面临公众的困惑。因此，公众的看法受到他们所知道的、COVID-19 信息的众多来源以及他们如何解释这些信息的影响。由于癌症患者继续反对 COVID-19 疫苗，我们试图调查 COVID-19 大流行和疫苗在成年癌症患者中的信息来源，这些信息来源要么帮助他们，要么阻止他们接种疫苗。我们还评估了他们的肿瘤医生的建议在鼓励他们接种疫苗方面的相关性和影响。
2021 年 6 月至 10 月，在侯赛因国王癌症中心进行了一项在线调查。共有 441 名成年癌症患者参与了这项研究。同意参与的患者被要求完成一份在线问卷，该问卷通过 SurveyMonkey 在线问卷平台收集。对所有变量进行描述性分析。使用 Pearson Chi-square 和 Fisher Exact 评估分类变量和连续变量之间的关联。
我们的结果表明，75%的患者登记接种 COVID-19 疫苗，而 12%的患者拒绝接种。大多数参与者从新闻和电视节目中获取信息，而（138/441）则通过世界卫生组织网站获取信息。由于 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗是在如此短的时间内制造的，54.7%的人认为疫苗不安全。只有 49%的患者表示他们的肿瘤医生告知他们 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗的益处。
我们发现，尽管医生提供了关于疫苗益处的支持性科学信息，但癌症患者对 SARS-CoV-2 疫苗的犹豫可能与从社交媒体上获得的错误信息有关。为了应对误导性和不可靠的社交媒体新闻，我们建议医生除了面对面咨询外，还利用远程医疗技术与患者联系，提供全面、清晰和高质量的数字服务，指导和帮助患者更好地理解 COVID-19 疫苗的优势。
