COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses

Completed

• Conditions: Vaccine Hesitancy; Nurses; Vaccination; COVID-19
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaires

• Registration Number: NCT05212974
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation of intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine, recommendation behavior, and 5C psychological antecedents among Nurses. The results can be used to assist suggestions in the health education provided by nurses on the topic of COVID-19 pneumonia and its vaccination. The purpose of the study is also wants to build a basis for future research and public support in vaccine decision-making, as well as to enhance the promotion of vaccine policy and enhance the resilience of the whole population during the pandemic ear.

Detailed Description

A cross-sectional study based on convenience samples. The investigators recruit nurses and the general public to respond to structured self-filling electronic questionnaires by using an electronic data collection system. The questionnaires include demographic data and vaccine hesitancy questions in a total of 35 items. Convenience sampling was applied to estimate the sample size according to the number of nurses in each county. It is planned to collect a total of 4258 responses by the end of the study. The study instrument is the 5C psychological antecedents of vaccination, which includes Confidence, Complacency, Constraints, Calculation, and Collective Responsibility.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-01-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-01-24
• Study First Posted: 2022-01-28
• Study Start: 2022-02-22
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-19
• Study Completion: 2022-05-19
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-07-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4258

Inclusion Criteria

• Male and female participants must be ≥ 20 years at the time of informed consent.
• Male and female participants have verification of registered nurse license.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Male and female participants be>80 years at the time of informed consent.

[General publics]

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female participants must be ≥ 20 years at the time of informed consent.
• Male and female participants have reading abilities above the intermediate level.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Male and female participants be>80 years at the time of informed consent.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Nurses	Questionnaires	Adult (≥ 20 and ≤80 years) male and female participants with verification of registered nurse license.
General publics	Questionnaires	Adult (≥ 20 and ≤80 years) male and female participants with reading abilities above the intermediate level.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The correlation of intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine and 5C psychological antecedents (5C scale) among nurses and general publics.	The questionnaire length around 10 minutes.	The 5C scale measures the psychological antecedents of vaccination, using 15 item tools including 5 domains (confidence, complacency, constraints, calculation, and collective responsibility). Each domain was assessed by 3 rating items on a 7-point scale (1=strongly disagree; 7=strongly agree). The mean scores of items under each domain were computed, with a higher average score indicating stronger agreement of the corresponding domain.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan