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Title: | Nurses’ roles, views and knowledge regarding vaccines and vaccination: A pan-European survey |
Authors: | de Graaf, Y Oomen, B Castro-Sánchez, E Geelhoed, J Vrijhoef, HJM |
Keywords: | COVID-19;influenza;vaccination;attitude of health personnel;health knowledge |
Issue Date: | 17-Oct-2023 |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Citation: | de Graaf, Y. et al. (2023) 'Nurses’ roles, views and knowledge regarding vaccines and vaccination: A pan-European survey', International Journal of Care Coordination, 26 (3-4), pp. 129 - 136. doi: 10.1177/20534345231207527. |
Abstract: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2023. Introduction Nurses play a crucial part in responding to pandemics. Not only are they often in direct contact with patients but nurses also can inform and educate the general public regarding vaccination. Mapping nurses’ preferences and knowledge on the value of vaccination can contribute to shaping policy, generate support for policy measures and help address vaccination hesitancy. Methods The present exploratory study was based on an electronic survey distributed amongst nurses working in Europe. Analysis included descriptive statistics to summarize knowledge levels, attitudes and demographics and tests for associations. Results Of 103 respondents, most assessed their knowledge about vaccines, the immune system and pathogens on a medium level. Most respondents agreed that the best policy is to leave influenza vaccination voluntary for healthcare workers and vulnerable groups, but to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory. Country of employment of respondents was associated with their preferred policy of influenza- and COVID-19 vaccination. Most needed by nurses in the current study to increase their involvement in vaccination programs were improved perceptions amongst patients and society at large. To perform better in responding to future pandemics, the most needed type of institutional support was continuous free nursing education. Discussion This study emphasizes a need for more nurse-generated data regarding the value of vaccination. Complexity of vaccine-related decision-making was highlighted by findings that opinions of nurses on (vaccination-) policy differ between influenza- and COVID vaccines and appear to be influenced by the policy environment in their country of employment. |
Description: | Data availability statement: Research data are archived by ESNO and can be obtained upon request. Supplementary Material is available online at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20534345231207527#supplementary-materials . |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/27604 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20534345231207527 |
ISSN: | 2053-4345 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Ysanne de Graaf https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0024-7276 ORCID iD: Enrique Castro-Sánchez https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3351-9496 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Arts and Humanities Research Papers |
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