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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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Autores principales: 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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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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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/).
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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
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title_short Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination in Cancer Patients in Hong Kong: Approaches to Improve the Vaccination Rate
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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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