Influence of COVID-19 on Health-Related Quality of Life and the Perception of Being Vaccinated to Prevent COVID-19: An Approach for Community Pharmacists from Romania and Bulgaria

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作者
Turcu-Stiolica, Adina [1 ]
Bogdan, Maria [2 ]
Subtirelu, Mihaela-Simona [1 ]
Meca, Andreea-Daniela [2 ]
Taerel, Adriana-Elena [3 ]
Iaru, Irina [4 ]
Kamusheva, Maria [5 ]
Petrova, Guenka [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Med & Pharm Craiova, Dept Pharmacoecon, Craiova 200349, Romania
[2] Univ Med & Pharm Craiova, Dept Pharmacol, Craiova 200349, Romania
[3] Univ Med & Pharm Carol Davila, Dept Pharmaceut Management, Bucharest 020021, Romania
[4] Iuliu Hatieganu Univ Med & Pharm, Dept Pharmacol Physiol & Pathophysiol, Cluj Napoca 400012, Romania
[5] Med Univ Sofia, Dept Org & Econ Pharm, Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
关键词
quality of life; 15D; COVID-19; vaccination; community pharmacists; VITAMIN-D; ROLES;
D O I
10.3390/jcm10040864
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Community pharmacists are essential front-line health workers, involved in relieving the COVID-19 burden. Their health-related quality of life status needs to be assessed, as lower levels could affect their functioning. In order to evaluate the current status of community pharmacists' quality of life from Romania and Bulgaria during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify factors associated with their decision on being vaccinated to prevent COVID-19, an online survey involving 395 community pharmacists was conducted from 15th July 2020 to 15th August 2020. The 15D instrument was used for quality-of-life assessment. The pharmacists' recommendations for vitamin C and D intake during the COVID-19 pandemic were also analyzed in order to promote future training programs for community pharmacists. Descriptive statistics, comparative analyses between pharmacists from Romania and Bulgaria, and multiple correlation analyses were performed on the collected data. Significant differences were observed for the level of quality of life between the two groups of pharmacists according to their age; smaller values, directly correlated with their age (total 15D score and age: Spearman r = 0.168, p = 0.022), were obtained for Bulgarian pharmacists regarding sleeping, usual activities, mental function, discomfort and symptoms, depression, distress. The perception of being vaccinated did not differ between Romanian and Bulgarian pharmacists, as almost 50% agreed to vaccination (p = 0.7542). Their willingness to vaccinate was correlated with vitamin D usage (p = 0.0134), rather than with vitamin C (p = 0.4157). No other significant associations were found between willingness to get vaccinated to prevent COVID-19 and other characteristics (age, gender, income, quality-of-life markers). Evidence-based interventions are required to enhance the health-related quality of life of community pharmacists involved in the first line of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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