Assessment of the Attitudes and Changes in Attitudes of Individuals Aged 65 and Over Toward the Vaccine After Being Informed About COVID-19 Vaccines

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 5, 735 - 740, 30.09.2023

Erhan Şimşek , Hümeyra Aslaner , Seçkin Özsaydı , Ali Ramazan Benli

https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1328246

Abstract

Aim: Study aimed to assess the states of getting the vaccine and attitudes of the population at the age of 65 and above who was at the risk group in terms of mortality caused by COVID-19 after being informed about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Method: Data, retrospectively scanned. Study population consisted of individuals aged 65 and above who were authorized to get the vaccine in the city center of Kayseri and who had not gotten the COVID-19 vaccine yet by the 1st of June 2021.

Results: According to the decisions of getting the vaccine after phone calls, 45% of the participants decided to get the vaccine while 42.9% stated that they would not get the vaccine. mRNA vaccine was the most preferred vaccine (35.4%) after the phone calls.

Conclusion: Results of study reveal that the attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine can be affected by many personal and non-personal factors.

Keywords

COVID-19 vaccines, information, 65 years and above, vaccine attitude

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COVID-19 Aşıları Konusunda Bilgilendirme Yapılan 65 Yaş ve Üzeri Bireylerin Aşı Tutumları ve Aşı Tutumlarındaki Değişimin Değerlendirilmesi

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Amaç: Çalışma, COVID-19 aşıları hakkında bilgilendirildikten sonra, COVID-19'un neden olduğu ölümler açısından risk grubunda olan 65 yaş ve üzeri nüfusun aşı yaptırma durumlarını ve tutumlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır.

Gereç ve Yöntem: Veriler, retrospektif olarak taranmıştır. Çalışma evreni, 1 Haziran 2021 tarihine kadar Kayseri il merkezinde aşı yaptırma izni olan ve henüz COVID-19 aşısı yaptırmamış 65 yaş ve üzeri bireylerden oluşmaktadır.

Bulgular: Telefon görüşmeleri sonrasında aşı yaptırma kararlarına göre katılımcıların %45'i aşı yaptırmaya karar verirken, %42,9'u aşı yaptırmayacağını belirtmiştir. mRNA aşısı telefon görüşmeleri sonrasında en çok tercih edilen aşı olmuştur (%35,4).

Sonuç: Çalışmanın sonuçları, COVID-19 aşısına yönelik tutumun kişisel ve kişisel olmayan birçok faktörden etkilenebileceğini ortaya koymaktadır.

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COVID-19 aşıları, bilgi, 65 yaş ve üstü, aşı tutumu

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