了解有关COVID-19和疫苗接种的担忧:从脏移植接受者的观点
Sarah R MacEwan1,2, Alice A Gaughan2, Graham N Dixon3
1Division of General Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Vaccines
|July 29, 2023
概括
移植接受者利用公共卫生措施在COVID-19大流行中进行了导航. 对疫苗安全性和有效性的担忧影响了一些人接种疫苗的决定,突出了这个弱势群体的独特需求.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 移植 移植 移植 移植
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- COVID-19 流行病对免疫抑制群体,特别是移植接受者带来了更高的风险.
- 了解大流行对这一弱势群体的影响对于定制的健康策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索COVID-19大流行期间移植接受者的经验.
- 调查他们对COVID-19疫苗接种和公共卫生措施的看法.
主要方法:
- 半结构面试的定性主题分析.
- 在2021年12月至2022年8月期间,对38名脏移植接受者进行了采访.
主要成果:
- 大多数接种者都采用公共卫生措施 (戴口罩,洗手,保持社交距离),而不管接种疫苗的情况如何.
- 接种疫苗的接种者称免疫性损害导致风险增加;未接种疫苗的接种者对疫苗的安全性和有效性表示担忧.
- 两组人都对移植患者的疫苗测试以及潜在的未知副作用表示担忧.
结论:
- 移植接受者表现出有关COVID-19大流行和疫苗接种的各种担忧和经验.
- 解决这一群体独特的需求和担忧对于有效的健康支持至关重要.
- 保持对医疗保健团队的信任对于应对未来的健康挑战至关重要.
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