Factors influencing nursing students' intention to accept COVID-19 vaccination: A pooled analysis of seven European countries.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Churchill Livingstone Country of Publication: Scotland NLM ID: 8511379 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-2793 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02606917 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nurse Educ Today
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: [Edinburgh, Scotland] : Churchill Livingstone,
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19* ; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate* ; Students, Nursing*; COVID-19 Vaccines ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Europe ; Greece ; Humans ; Intention ; Italy ; Male ; Multicenter Studies as Topic ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Spain ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Vaccination
    • Abstract:
      Background: Experiencing the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic, high vaccination coverage by a safe and effective vaccine globally would be a great achievement. Acceptance of vaccination by nursing students is an important issue as they play a decisive role as future professionals in educating patients, counselling, and guiding them to the right clinical decision.
      Objectives: To explore the intention of nursing students to get vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2 infection and the factors acting either as motivators or as barriers towards vaccination.
      Design: A multicenter cross-sectional design.
      Participants: In total 2249 undergraduate nursing students participated.
      Methods: The study was conducted in 7 universities in participating countries (Greece, Albania, Cyprus, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, and Kosovo) through a web survey. Data was collected during December 2020-January 2021 in all countries.
      Results: Forty three point 8% of students agreed to accept a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, while the acceptance was higher among Italian students. The factors for intention to get vaccinated were male gender (p = 0.008), no working experience in healthcare facilities during the pandemic (p = 0.001), vaccination for influenza in 2019 and 2020 (p < 0.001), trust in doctors (p < 0.001), governments and experts (p = 0.012), high level of knowledge (p < 0.001) and fear of COVID-19 (p < 0.001).
      Conclusions: Understanding of factors that influence students' decision to accept COVID-19 vaccination could increase the acceptance rate contributing to a management of the pandemic.
      (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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      Keywords: COVID-19; Factors; Intention; Nursing students; Vaccination
    • Accession Number:
      0 (COVID-19 Vaccines)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210614 Date Completed: 20210727 Latest Revision: 20221221
    • Publication Date:
      20240513
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8189729
    • Accession Number:
      10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105010
    • Accession Number:
      34126322