Reasons for the low influenza vaccination rate among nurses in Slovenia

被引:8
作者
Pavlic, Danica Rotar [1 ]
Maksuti, Alem [2 ]
Podnar, Barbara [3 ]
Kokalj Kokot, Mateja [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Primorska, Fac Hlth Sci Hlth Syst European Commun Managing &, Izola, Slovenia
[2] Inst Polit Management, Dunajska 106, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
[3] Univ Ljubljana, Fac Med, Ljubljana, Slovenia
[4] Univ Ljubljana, Dept Family Med, Fac Med, Ljubljana, Slovenia
关键词
nurse; influenza; vaccination rate; content analysis; qualitative study; HEALTH-CARE WORKERS; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; RISK PERCEPTION; ATTITUDES; KNOWLEDGE; PHYSICIANS; BEHAVIORS; EUROPE; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1017/S1463423620000419
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Aim: This study aimed to identify nurses' views on influenza vaccination and factors that might explain why they do not receive influenza vaccinations, and to examine any ethical issues encountered in the vaccination process. Background: All 27 European Union member states and 2 other European countries recommended influenza vaccinations for healthcare workers in 2014-15. Data show that the influenza vaccination rate among nurses in Slovenia is even lower than in other European countries. Slovenian study showed that 41.7% of the respondents had received both the pandemic and the seasonal vaccine. Doctors had the highest level of vaccine coverage, with 44.1%, followed by registered nurses at 23.4%, whereas the lowest level was found among nursing assistants and nursing technicians (17%) at a Ljubljana health clinic. Methods: A qualitative study was carried out. Nineteen nurses who did not receive influenza vaccination took part in the study. Thematic interviews were conducted in December 2018. Interview transcripts were read, coded, reviewed and labelled by three independent researchers. The collected material was processed using qualitative content analysis. Findings: Thirteen categories and four themes were identified and coded, which enabled an understanding of the nurses' views regarding influenza vaccination. Most of their experiences were positive in one way: they recognised the importance of vaccination and people's awareness of it. However, they did not obtain the influenza vaccine themselves. The main barriers to vaccination were doubt regarding the vaccine's effectiveness, the potential for side effects, the belief that young healthcare professionals are well protected and not at high risk, an overrated trust in their own immune systems, and the belief that pharmaceutical industry marketing was targeting them. The nurses suggested several ways that vaccination could be promoted and improved vaccination coverage achieved. These findings call attention to the importance of recognising both the need for targeted information for the nurses and the need for different approaches to healthcare provision.
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