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Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate
Emerging efficacy and safety data have led to the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, but most trials excluded patients with active malignancies. This study evaluates the intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients in Hong Kong. Methods: 660 adult cancer patients receive...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34358208 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070792 |
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author | Chan, Wing-Lok Ho, Yuen-Hung Tricia Wong, Carlos King-Ho Choi, Horace Cheuk-Wai Lam, Ka-On Yuen, Kwok-Keung Kwong, Dora Hung, Ivan |
author_facet | Chan, Wing-Lok Ho, Yuen-Hung Tricia Wong, Carlos King-Ho Choi, Horace Cheuk-Wai Lam, Ka-On Yuen, Kwok-Keung Kwong, Dora Hung, Ivan |
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description | Emerging efficacy and safety data have led to the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, but most trials excluded patients with active malignancies. This study evaluates the intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients in Hong Kong. Methods: 660 adult cancer patients received a survey, in paper or electronic format, between 31 January 2021 and 15 February 2021. The survey included patient’s clinical characteristics, perceptions of COVID-19 and vaccination, vaccine knowledge, cancer health literacy, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). The primary outcome was the intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine in cancer patients. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify factors associated with intended acceptance. Results: The intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination was 17.9%. A total of 487 (73.8%) believed that vaccination could prevent them from infection. Over 70% worried about vaccine negative effects on cancer and its side effects. Factors associated with intended acceptance included higher level of “belief in vaccine on preventing them from getting COVID-19”, less worry about long-term side effects of vaccine, lower level of cancer health literacy, and normal HADS (Depression scale). Conclusions: To improve vaccine acceptance rate, public education campaigns specific to cancer patients to gain their trust in efficacy and relieve their worries are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-83103402021-07-25 Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate Chan, Wing-Lok Ho, Yuen-Hung Tricia Wong, Carlos King-Ho Choi, Horace Cheuk-Wai Lam, Ka-On Yuen, Kwok-Keung Kwong, Dora Hung, Ivan Vaccines (Basel) Article Emerging efficacy and safety data have led to the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, but most trials excluded patients with active malignancies. This study evaluates the intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients in Hong Kong. Methods: 660 adult cancer patients received a survey, in paper or electronic format, between 31 January 2021 and 15 February 2021. The survey included patient’s clinical characteristics, perceptions of COVID-19 and vaccination, vaccine knowledge, cancer health literacy, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). The primary outcome was the intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine in cancer patients. Multivariable analysis was performed to identify factors associated with intended acceptance. Results: The intended acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination was 17.9%. A total of 487 (73.8%) believed that vaccination could prevent them from infection. Over 70% worried about vaccine negative effects on cancer and its side effects. Factors associated with intended acceptance included higher level of “belief in vaccine on preventing them from getting COVID-19”, less worry about long-term side effects of vaccine, lower level of cancer health literacy, and normal HADS (Depression scale). Conclusions: To improve vaccine acceptance rate, public education campaigns specific to cancer patients to gain their trust in efficacy and relieve their worries are needed. MDPI 2021-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8310340/ /pubmed/34358208 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070792 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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chan, Wing-Lok Ho, Yuen-Hung Tricia Wong, Carlos King-Ho Choi, Horace Cheuk-Wai Lam, Ka-On Yuen, Kwok-Keung Kwong, Dora Hung, Ivan Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate |
title | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate |
title_full | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate |
title_fullStr | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate |
title_full_unstemmed | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate |
title_short | Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate |
title_sort | acceptance of covid-19 vaccination in cancer patients in hong kong: approaches to improve the vaccination rate |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8310340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34358208 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9070792 |
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