Factors influencing staff attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination in care homes in England: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected people living and working in UK care homes causing high mortality rates. Vaccinating staff members and residents is considered the most effective intervention to reduce infection and its transmission rates. However, uptake of the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in care homes was variable. We sought to investigate factors influencing uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in care home staff to inform strategies to increase vaccination uptake and inform future preparedness.

Methods

Twenty care home staff including managerial and administrative staff, nurses, healthcare practitioners and support staff from nine care homes across England participated in semi-structured telephone interviews (March-June 2021) exploring attitu

SUBMITTER: Friedrich B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10557274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature