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Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers
BACKGROUND: Vaccinating adolescents is a vital strategy to enhance population protection without imposing overly restrictive measures on our daily lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. As teenagers gain more independence, their willingness to get vaccinated may depend on their own understanding of the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10562508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37822558 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S429238 |
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author | Hwang, Jade Winjei Chien, Shao Ju Wang, Chih-Chi Kuo, Kuang-Che Tang, Kuo-Shu Lee, Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Lo, Mao-Hung Lee, Ing-Kit Chuah, Seng-Kee Lee, Chien-Te Kung, Chia-Te Wang, Liang-Jen |
author_facet | Hwang, Jade Winjei Chien, Shao Ju Wang, Chih-Chi Kuo, Kuang-Che Tang, Kuo-Shu Lee, Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Lo, Mao-Hung Lee, Ing-Kit Chuah, Seng-Kee Lee, Chien-Te Kung, Chia-Te Wang, Liang-Jen |
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description | BACKGROUND: Vaccinating adolescents is a vital strategy to enhance population protection without imposing overly restrictive measures on our daily lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. As teenagers gain more independence, their willingness to get vaccinated may depend on their own understanding of the pandemic, vaccines, and mental well-being, as well as that of their caregivers. Our study aimed to examine how Taiwanese adolescents and their caregivers perceive COVID-19 vaccination and assess their mental health status. METHODS: We invited a total of 138 vaccinated adolescents and their caregivers to complete several questionnaires, including the Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (DrVac-COVID19S), Impact of Event Scale (IES), and Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ). RESULTS: Among the adolescents, 76.8% considered the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) as the ideal option for COVID-19 vaccination, while 27.5% of caregivers expressed acceptance of any available vaccine. Adolescents scored higher than caregivers in terms of vaccine value (p<0.001) and autonomy (p<0.001), but lower in knowledge (p<0.001), as assessed by the DrVac-COVID19S subscales. The adolescents’ intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (DrVac-COVID19S total score) showed a positive correlation with their perception of the pandemic’s impact (IES scores, r=0.214, p=0.012) and their caregivers’ vaccination intention (r=0.371, p<0.001). Furthermore, adolescents’ mental health demonstrated a positive association with the mental health of their caregiver (CHQ total scores, r=0.481, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: During the COVID-19 outbreak, caregivers have encountered heightened levels of mental stress, and this stress has been found to be positively correlated with the mental stress experienced by adolescents and their intentions regarding vaccination. These findings can serve as crucial references for healthcare providers and governments when formulating vaccination policies for adolescents in the future. |
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spelling | pubmed-105625082023-10-11 Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers Hwang, Jade Winjei Chien, Shao Ju Wang, Chih-Chi Kuo, Kuang-Che Tang, Kuo-Shu Lee, Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Lo, Mao-Hung Lee, Ing-Kit Chuah, Seng-Kee Lee, Chien-Te Kung, Chia-Te Wang, Liang-Jen Adolesc Health Med Ther Original Research BACKGROUND: Vaccinating adolescents is a vital strategy to enhance population protection without imposing overly restrictive measures on our daily lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. As teenagers gain more independence, their willingness to get vaccinated may depend on their own understanding of the pandemic, vaccines, and mental well-being, as well as that of their caregivers. Our study aimed to examine how Taiwanese adolescents and their caregivers perceive COVID-19 vaccination and assess their mental health status. METHODS: We invited a total of 138 vaccinated adolescents and their caregivers to complete several questionnaires, including the Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (DrVac-COVID19S), Impact of Event Scale (IES), and Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ). RESULTS: Among the adolescents, 76.8% considered the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) as the ideal option for COVID-19 vaccination, while 27.5% of caregivers expressed acceptance of any available vaccine. Adolescents scored higher than caregivers in terms of vaccine value (p<0.001) and autonomy (p<0.001), but lower in knowledge (p<0.001), as assessed by the DrVac-COVID19S subscales. The adolescents’ intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (DrVac-COVID19S total score) showed a positive correlation with their perception of the pandemic’s impact (IES scores, r=0.214, p=0.012) and their caregivers’ vaccination intention (r=0.371, p<0.001). Furthermore, adolescents’ mental health demonstrated a positive association with the mental health of their caregiver (CHQ total scores, r=0.481, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: During the COVID-19 outbreak, caregivers have encountered heightened levels of mental stress, and this stress has been found to be positively correlated with the mental stress experienced by adolescents and their intentions regarding vaccination. These findings can serve as crucial references for healthcare providers and governments when formulating vaccination policies for adolescents in the future. Dove 2023-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10562508/ /pubmed/37822558 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S429238 Text en © 2023 Hwang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Hwang, Jade Winjei Chien, Shao Ju Wang, Chih-Chi Kuo, Kuang-Che Tang, Kuo-Shu Lee, Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Lo, Mao-Hung Lee, Ing-Kit Chuah, Seng-Kee Lee, Chien-Te Kung, Chia-Te Wang, Liang-Jen Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers |
title | Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers |
title_full | Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers |
title_fullStr | Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers |
title_short | Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers |
title_sort | perception and mental health status regarding covid-19 vaccination among taiwanese adolescents and their caregivers |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10562508/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37822558 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S429238 |
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