Sobierajski Tomasz, Krzywański Jarosław, Mikulski Tomasz, Pokrywka Andrzej, Krysztofiak Hubert, Kuchar Ernest
Faculty of Applied Social Sciences and Resocialization, University of Warsaw, 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmieście Str., 00-927 Warsaw, Poland.
National Centre for Sports Medicine, 63A Żwirki i Wigury Str., 02-091 Warszawa, Poland.
Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Oct 8;10(10):1676. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10101676.
(1) Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the concerns and beliefs of Olympians and elite athletes toward COVID-19 vaccination. (2) Methods: The study was framed by a quantitative method and was conducted using the PAPI () technique among 895 Polish elite athletes representing 34 sports. (3) Results: Three-quarters (76.3%) of the athletes were vaccinated against COVID-19; statistically participants were more likely to be women, and athletes who participated in the Olympic Games. Four in ten (39.2%) were in favor of vaccination. Athletes were mainly concerned that COVID-19 would exclude them from training/competition (19.3%) and could have a long-term impact on their health (17.2%). Athletes who were vaccinated reported much higher confidence in the composition of the vaccine and the doctors who recommended vaccination than unvaccinated athletes. Athletes who competed at the Olympic level were more likely than others to disbelieve that vaccines were produced too quickly and were not well tested. National-level athletes showed the highest degree of distrust in the government regarding COVID-19 vaccination, with one in six respondents distrusting doctors with respect to COVID-19 vaccination. Four in ten respondents said they were in favor of vaccination. (4) Conclusions: Athletes' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination were significantly influenced by their environment-especially coaches and relatives. The power of social norms with respect to the decision to vaccinate against COVID-19 was very strong. Therefore, it is essential to build awareness about preventive policies among athletes and their social environment.
(1) 背景：本研究旨在调查奥运会选手和精英运动员对新冠疫苗接种的担忧和看法。(2) 方法：本研究采用定量方法，通过纸笔式个人访谈（PAPI）技术对代表34个体育项目的895名波兰精英运动员进行调查。(3) 结果：四分之三（76.3%）的运动员接种了新冠疫苗；从统计学角度来看，参与者更有可能是女性以及参加过奥运会的运动员。十分之四（39.2%）的人赞成接种疫苗。运动员主要担心新冠疫情会使他们无法参加训练/比赛（19.3%），并且可能对他们的健康产生长期影响（17.2%）。与未接种疫苗的运动员相比，接种疫苗的运动员对疫苗成分和推荐接种疫苗的医生的信心要高得多。参加奥运会级别的运动员比其他人更有可能不相信疫苗生产得太快且没有经过充分测试。国家级运动员对政府在新冠疫苗接种方面的不信任程度最高，六分之一的受访者不信任医生在新冠疫苗接种方面的建议。十分之四的受访者表示他们赞成接种疫苗。(4) 结论：运动员对新冠疫苗接种的态度受到其周围环境——尤其是教练和亲属的显著影响。社会规范对新冠疫苗接种决策的影响力非常强大。因此，在运动员及其社会环境中增强对预防政策的认识至关重要。
