Assessing licensed nurses COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and intentions: a cross-sectional survey in the state of Hawaii

Fontenot, Holly B.; Mattheus, Deborah; Lim, Eunjung; Michel, Alexandra; Ryan, Nicole; Davis, Katherine Finn; Zimet, Gregory D.

doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1947097

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“…In addition, we found that nurses who experienced more side-effects from previous COVID-19 vaccination were less likely to accept further booster doses. Evidence has shown that primary COVID-19 intention is lower among nurses who have concerns about side-effects and the safety of COVID-19 vaccines [ 49 , 50 , 51 ]. Moreover, increased fear of COVID-19 vaccines and less confidence in vaccination effectiveness reduced nurses’ willingness to accept COVID-19 vaccination [ 21 , 48 , 52 ].…”

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“…Lastly, several studies [ 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ] investigated the impact of demographic data (e.g., gender, age, education level, and chronic disease) and COVID-19-related variables (e.g., previous COVID-19 infection, perceived risk, and fear about COVID-19) on nurses’ willingness to accept primary COVID-19 vaccination, but only one study [ 21 ] assessed this willingness toward booster doses. Therefore, we hypothesized the following:…”

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Social Support Mediates the Relationship between COVID-19-Related Burnout and Booster Vaccination Willingness among Fully Vaccinated Nurses

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COVID-19 booster doses for high-risk groups such as nurses are necessary to reduce the impacts of the pandemic and promote public health. We examined the relationship between COVID-19-related burnout and booster vaccination willingness among nurses, and we assessed whether social support can buffer this relationship. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 963 fully vaccinated nurses working in healthcare settings in Greece. We used the multidimensional scale of perceived social support to measure social support and the COVID-19 burnout scale to measure COVID-19-related burnout. We measured vaccination willingness with a scale from 0 (extremely unlikely to take a booster dose) to 10 (extremely likely). Among nurses, 37.1% reported being very likely to be vaccinated, 34.4% reported being uncertain about their likelihood of vaccination, and 28.6% reported being very unlikely to be vaccinated with a booster dose. We found that COVID-19-related burnout reduced vaccination willingness, while social support functioned as a partial mediator of this relationship. In conclusion, nurses who experienced burnout were less likely to accept a booster dose. Furthermore, increasing nurses’ social support reduced the negative effects of burnout, resulting in improved booster vaccination willingness. Immunization awareness programs should be implemented in order to address nurses’ concerns and support booster doses.

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