COVID-19 Vaccination Did Not Change the Personal Protective Behaviors of Healthcare Workers in China

Zhang, Nan; Lei, Hao; Li, Li; Jin, Tianyi; Liu, Xiyue; Miao, Doudou; Su, Bing; Bu, Zhongming; Lin, Fan; Xue, Peng; Xie, Jingchao; Li, Yuguo

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.777426

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“…In Part 3, risk assessment, although almost all nurses are vaccinated, they are still afraid of being infected while working with a positive patient. These findings are supported by the study by Zhang et al ( 53 ); they revealed that nurses did not change their protective behavior even after getting vaccinated. While COVID-19 vaccines are effective for immunizing people, they do not guarantee 100% complete protection ( 12 ).…”

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The relationship between nurses' risk assessment and management, fear perception, and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

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Almahmoud

Banakhar

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Front. Public Health

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During this pandemic, it is crucial to implement early interventions to help nurses manage their mental wellbeing by providing them with information regarding coping skills, preventive risk assessment approaches (such as hospital preparedness and rapid risk assessment), and the ability to respond. This study evaluated the effect of fear and risk assessment management on nurses' mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia. A total of 507 nurses who worked in tertiary public hospitals were asked to take a descriptive design survey. Three survey scales were used to assess the survey: the Risk Assessment Scale, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale. Independent t-tests and a one-way ANOVA were used to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 and nurses' demographic characteristics on their mental wellbeing. A multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the predictors associated with mental wellbeing. Findings revealed that almost half of the participants showed moderate positive mental wellbeing, 49.7%, while only 14% had low levels of fear on the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well being Scale. Most of the respondents had low levels of fear on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, 45%, while only 15% had high levels of fear on the scale. Then, some demographic variables, such as “age,” “nationality,” “total years of experience in the current hospital,” and “region you work at” had statistically significant differences with p < 0.5. Meanwhile, risk assessment is also associated with mental wellbeing scores. All items on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale showed no significant difference with a P > 0.05. In conclusion, most nurses providing direct patient care to a patient with COVID-19 emphasized the importance of wearing PPE and performing hand hygiene before and after any clean or aseptic procedure. Meanwhile, although almost all nurses were vaccinated, they were still afraid of a COVID-19 infection. Additionally, the results reported that the older the nurses are, the better their mental wellbeing scores. Non-Saudi nurses had higher perceived mental wellbeing scores than Saudi nurses, and different working environments corresponded to different mental wellbeing scores. Finally, nurses' risk assessment was associated with mental wellbeing scores.

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The relationship between nurses' risk assessment and management, fear perception, and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

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Almahmoud

Banakhar

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Vaccinated people and those who had received the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose, should continue to take all appropriate recommended precautions to protect themselves and others from the disease. To the best of our knowledge, the literature has neglected to investigate the change in plans to use preventive measures among those who had received a COVID-19 booster dose, and only a few studies have analyzed the compliance with the recommended prevention behaviors among vaccinated individuals [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Therefore, in this current epidemiological scenario, the present research offers an important contribution to the existing literature.…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Changing the Adherence to Preventive Measures: Evidence from Italy

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The objectives of the survey were to explore any changes in the adherence to the three main COVID-19 preventive measures (social distancing, washing hands, wearing face-masks) among 795 individuals who received the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose in Italy and to identify the predictors associated. The concern of contracting COVID-19 before the vaccination, after the primary COVID-19 vaccine series, and after the booster dose resulted with a mean value of 7.7, 4.6, and 4.2, respectively. Females, those who had a lower mean self-perceived health status, who perceived COVID-19 as a very serious health problem, who decided to receive the booster dose because they perceived to be at risk of getting COVID-19, and who expressed interest in acquiring more information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine booster dose were more likely to report a higher concern of contracting COVID-19 after the booster dose. Over two-thirds were willing to respect the three main COVID-19 preventive measures following the booster dose. The multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that those who had used all three main preventive measures before and after the second or single dose were less likely to perceive COVID-19 as a serious illness. Those who had used them irregularly were less likely to have used official government organizations and scientific journals as sources of information. This survey provided an understanding regarding the adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures that may help to target policy interventions needed to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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“…It is believed that close contacts, which include short-range airborne, are a high risk transmission route ( [4] , [5] ). Restaurants may have an extremely high rate of SARS-CoV-2 exposure via the close contact route because of high close contact rate (20%) without masks ( 1 ).…”

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Probable close contact transmission in a restaurant in China

Zhang

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Journal of Infection

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COVID-19 Vaccination Did Not Change the Personal Protective Behaviors of Healthcare Workers in China

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The relationship between nurses' risk assessment and management, fear perception, and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

The relationship between nurses' risk assessment and management, fear perception, and mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

The Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination in Changing the Adherence to Preventive Measures: Evidence from Italy

Probable close contact transmission in a restaurant in China

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