Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
J Nurs Manag. 2022 Oct;30(7):3360-3367. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13791. Epub 2022 Sep 27.
This study investigated the acceptance and attitudes of nursing students toward the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in two Gulf Cooperation countries and the potential influencing factors for taking a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose.
The world is still battling coronavirus because of the emerged of variants and because protection against COVID-19 has waned over time. Vaccination is a powerful and effective method of reducing the outbreak of COVID-19 and decreasing the loss of lives.
This research was a survey using a cross-sectional design.
The study's sample was two nursing colleges. The study tool was adopted according to recent information concerning the COVID-19 vaccine published by the World Health Organization. Data was collected through an online survey during March to April.
A total of 216 nursing students completed the survey, of which 69.4% (n = 150) were male students and more than half of the participants were from Saudi Arabia (55.1%, n = 119). Two-thirds of the students (75.5%, n = 161) reported that they agreed to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster. The total attitude scores for the students ranged from 28 to 35, with a mean score of 15.8 (SD = 2.5), representing 73% of the highest possible score, with 79.3% classified as 'positive attitude toward booster dose of COVID-19'. Vaccine booster might cause infection, vaccine booster ineffective, worried about adverse effects and not safe were major barriers influencing the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine booster.
Nursing students revealed high acceptance rates related to COVID-19 vaccine booster. However, more attention should be paid from nursing educators to barriers influencing the acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine booster. Preparing nursing students with positive attitude of COVID-19 vaccine booster is very important to patient and community safety.
Nursing educators and managers must make an effort to educate the nursing students regarding safety and effectiveness from COVID-19 vaccine booster and ensure that it is necessary to reduce their perception of the injury of COVID-19 infection.
本研究旨在调查两个海湾合作国家护理学生对 COVID-19 疫苗加强针的接受程度和态度，以及接种 COVID-19 疫苗加强针的潜在影响因素。
由于变异的出现以及 COVID-19 的保护作用随时间减弱，世界仍在与冠状病毒作斗争。接种疫苗是减少 COVID-19 爆发和减少生命损失的一种强大而有效的方法。
这是一项使用横断面设计的调查研究。
研究样本为两所护理学院。研究工具根据世界卫生组织最近发布的有关 COVID-19 疫苗的信息进行了采用。数据于 3 月至 4 月期间通过在线调查收集。
共有 216 名护理学生完成了调查，其中 69.4%（n=150）为男学生，超过一半的参与者来自沙特阿拉伯（55.1%，n=119）。三分之二的学生（75.5%，n=161）表示他们同意接种 COVID-19 疫苗加强针。学生的总态度得分为 28 至 35 分，平均得分为 15.8（SD=2.5），占最高可能得分的 73%，其中 79.3%被归类为“对 COVID-19 疫苗加强针有积极态度”。疫苗加强针可能导致感染、疫苗加强针无效、担心副作用和不安全是影响 COVID-19 疫苗加强针接受度的主要障碍。
护理学生对 COVID-19 疫苗加强针的接受率较高。然而，护理教育者应该更加关注影响 COVID-19 疫苗加强针接受度的障碍。培养护理学生对 COVID-19 疫苗加强针的积极态度对于患者和社区的安全非常重要。
护理教育者和管理者必须努力向护理学生传授 COVID-19 疫苗加强针的安全性和有效性，并确保减少他们对 COVID-19 感染伤害的认知。
