Qualitative Insights into Vaccine Uptake of Nursing Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities in Finland.

ABSTRACT: Vaccine hesitancy and refusal have undermined COVID-19 vaccination efforts of nursing staff. This study aimed to identify behavioral factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake among unvaccinated nursing staff in long-term care facilities (LTCF) in Finland. Methodology: The study was based on the Theoretical Domains Framework. Data were collected through qualitative in-depth interviews among nursing staff and managers of LTCFs. The analysis was based on thematic analysis. We identified seven behavioral domains, with several themes, that reduced the staff's intention to get vaccinated: knowledge (information overload, inability to identify trustworthy information sources, lack of vaccine-specific and understandable scientific information), beliefs about consequences (incorrect perceptio

SUBMITTER: Lohiniva AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10056830 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature