Clinical trial NCT05212974: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses
Official title: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Nurses
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: COVID-19
Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaccination
Nurses
Lead sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-01-28
Enrollment: 4258
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: \[Nurses\] Adult (≥ 20 and ≤80 years) male and female participants with verification of registered nurse license.

\[General publics\] Adult (≥ 20 and ≤80 years) male and female participants with reading abilities above the intermediate level.

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.

Eligibility criteria: \[Nurses\]

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.

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.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The correlation of intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine and 5C psychological antecedents (5C scale) among nurses and general publics.
timeFrame: The questionnaire length around 10 minutes.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University
name: Jung-Chen Chang, Ph.D
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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