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Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar
(1) Background: Vaccine hesitancy and rejection are major threats to controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is a paucity of information about the attitudes of cancer patients towards vaccinations and the role of clinical oncologists in influencing vaccination acceptance. (2) Methods:...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808758 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030351 |
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author | Kelkar, Amar H. Blake, Jodian A. Cherabuddi, Kartikeya Cornett, Hailee McKee, Bobbie L. Cogle, Christopher R. |
author_facet | Kelkar, Amar H. Blake, Jodian A. Cherabuddi, Kartikeya Cornett, Hailee McKee, Bobbie L. Cogle, Christopher R. |
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description | (1) Background: Vaccine hesitancy and rejection are major threats to controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is a paucity of information about the attitudes of cancer patients towards vaccinations and the role of clinical oncologists in influencing vaccination acceptance. (2) Methods: Cancer patients and caregivers were invited to participate in a webinar and two surveys (pre- and post-webinar) assessing intention and thought processes associated with receiving COVID-19 vaccines. (3) Results: Two hundred and sixty-four participants participated in the webinar and registered to take at least one survey. Participants reported receiving most of their COVID-19 vaccine information from their doctor, clinic, or hospital. Before the webinar, 71% of participants reported the intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, 24% were unsure, and 5% had no intention of receiving a vaccine. The strongest predictors of vaccine enthusiasm were (a) planning to encourage the vaccination of family, friends, co-workers, and community, and (b) physician recommendation. The chief reason for vaccine hesitancy was a fear of side effects. After the webinar, 82.5% reported the intention to receive a vaccine, 15.4% were still unsure, and 2% stated that they had no intention of receiving a vaccine. The webinar shifted the attitude towards vaccine enthusiasm, despite an already vaccine-enthusiastic population. Communicating about vaccines using positive framing is associated with greater vaccine enthusiasm. (4) Conclusions: Patient education programs co-hosted by multiple stakeholders and delivered by oncologists can increase cancer patient enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccination. |
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spelling | pubmed-80034192021-03-28 Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar Kelkar, Amar H. Blake, Jodian A. Cherabuddi, Kartikeya Cornett, Hailee McKee, Bobbie L. Cogle, Christopher R. Healthcare (Basel) Article (1) Background: Vaccine hesitancy and rejection are major threats to controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is a paucity of information about the attitudes of cancer patients towards vaccinations and the role of clinical oncologists in influencing vaccination acceptance. (2) Methods: Cancer patients and caregivers were invited to participate in a webinar and two surveys (pre- and post-webinar) assessing intention and thought processes associated with receiving COVID-19 vaccines. (3) Results: Two hundred and sixty-four participants participated in the webinar and registered to take at least one survey. Participants reported receiving most of their COVID-19 vaccine information from their doctor, clinic, or hospital. Before the webinar, 71% of participants reported the intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, 24% were unsure, and 5% had no intention of receiving a vaccine. The strongest predictors of vaccine enthusiasm were (a) planning to encourage the vaccination of family, friends, co-workers, and community, and (b) physician recommendation. The chief reason for vaccine hesitancy was a fear of side effects. After the webinar, 82.5% reported the intention to receive a vaccine, 15.4% were still unsure, and 2% stated that they had no intention of receiving a vaccine. The webinar shifted the attitude towards vaccine enthusiasm, despite an already vaccine-enthusiastic population. Communicating about vaccines using positive framing is associated with greater vaccine enthusiasm. (4) Conclusions: Patient education programs co-hosted by multiple stakeholders and delivered by oncologists can increase cancer patient enthusiasm for COVID-19 vaccination. MDPI 2021-03-19 /pmc/articles/PMC8003419/ /pubmed/33808758 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030351 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Kelkar, Amar H. Blake, Jodian A. Cherabuddi, Kartikeya Cornett, Hailee McKee, Bobbie L. Cogle, Christopher R. Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar |
title | Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar |
title_full | Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar |
title_fullStr | Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar |
title_full_unstemmed | Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar |
title_short | Vaccine Enthusiasm and Hesitancy in Cancer Patients and the Impact of a Webinar |
title_sort | vaccine enthusiasm and hesitancy in cancer patients and the impact of a webinar |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8003419/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808758 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030351 |
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