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Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey

Italy was the first country in Europe to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for healthcare professionals by imposing restrictions in cases of non-compliance. This study investigates the opinions of the Italian healthcare professionals' categories affected by the regulation. We performe...

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Autores principales: Ghirotto, Luca, Díaz Crescitelli, Matías Eduardo, De Panfilis, Ludovica, Caselli, Luana, Serafini, Arianna, De Fiore, Luca, Galeazzi, Gian Maria, Costantini, Massimo
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9629863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36339217
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1015090
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author Ghirotto, Luca
Díaz Crescitelli, Matías Eduardo
De Panfilis, Ludovica
Caselli, Luana
Serafini, Arianna
De Fiore, Luca
Galeazzi, Gian Maria
Costantini, Massimo
author_facet Ghirotto, Luca
Díaz Crescitelli, Matías Eduardo
De Panfilis, Ludovica
Caselli, Luana
Serafini, Arianna
De Fiore, Luca
Galeazzi, Gian Maria
Costantini, Massimo
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description Italy was the first country in Europe to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for healthcare professionals by imposing restrictions in cases of non-compliance. This study investigates the opinions of the Italian healthcare professionals' categories affected by the regulation. We performed a qualitative online survey: the questionnaire comprised both close- and open-ended questions. The final dataset included n = 4,677 valid responses. Responses to closed-ended questions were analyzed with descriptive statistics. The framework method was applied for analyzing the open-ended questions. The sample spanned all health professions subject to compulsory vaccination, with a prevalence of physicians (43.8%) and nurses (26.3%). The vaccine adhesion before the introduction of the obligation was substantial. 10.4% declared not to have adhered to the vaccination proposal. Thirty-five percent of HPs who opted not to get vaccinated said they experienced consequences related to their choice. The trust in the vaccine seems slightly cracked, demonstrating overall vaccine confidence among professionals. Nonetheless, our results show that whether (or not) professionals adhere to vaccination is not a reliable indicator of consent to how it was achieved. There are criticisms about the lawfulness of the obligation. The data show a great variety of participants interpreting their roles concerning public and individual ethics. The scientific evidence motivates ethics-related decisions—the epidemic of confusing and incorrect information affected professionals. The Law triggered an increased disaffection with the health system and conflicts between professionals. Dealing with the working climate should be a commitment to assume soon.
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spelling pubmed-96298632022-11-03 Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey Ghirotto, Luca Díaz Crescitelli, Matías Eduardo De Panfilis, Ludovica Caselli, Luana Serafini, Arianna De Fiore, Luca Galeazzi, Gian Maria Costantini, Massimo Front Public Health Public Health Italy was the first country in Europe to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for healthcare professionals by imposing restrictions in cases of non-compliance. This study investigates the opinions of the Italian healthcare professionals' categories affected by the regulation. We performed a qualitative online survey: the questionnaire comprised both close- and open-ended questions. The final dataset included n = 4,677 valid responses. Responses to closed-ended questions were analyzed with descriptive statistics. The framework method was applied for analyzing the open-ended questions. The sample spanned all health professions subject to compulsory vaccination, with a prevalence of physicians (43.8%) and nurses (26.3%). The vaccine adhesion before the introduction of the obligation was substantial. 10.4% declared not to have adhered to the vaccination proposal. Thirty-five percent of HPs who opted not to get vaccinated said they experienced consequences related to their choice. The trust in the vaccine seems slightly cracked, demonstrating overall vaccine confidence among professionals. Nonetheless, our results show that whether (or not) professionals adhere to vaccination is not a reliable indicator of consent to how it was achieved. There are criticisms about the lawfulness of the obligation. The data show a great variety of participants interpreting their roles concerning public and individual ethics. The scientific evidence motivates ethics-related decisions—the epidemic of confusing and incorrect information affected professionals. The Law triggered an increased disaffection with the health system and conflicts between professionals. Dealing with the working climate should be a commitment to assume soon. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9629863/ /pubmed/36339217 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1015090 Text en Copyright © 2022 Ghirotto, Díaz Crescitelli, De Panfilis, Caselli, Serafini, De Fiore, Galeazzi and Costantini. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Ghirotto, Luca
Díaz Crescitelli, Matías Eduardo
De Panfilis, Ludovica
Caselli, Luana
Serafini, Arianna
De Fiore, Luca
Galeazzi, Gian Maria
Costantini, Massimo
Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey
title Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey
title_full Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey
title_fullStr Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey
title_full_unstemmed Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey
title_short Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey
title_sort italian health professionals on the mandatory covid-19 vaccine: an online cross-sectional survey
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9629863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36339217
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1015090
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