Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-30-2024
Manuscript Version
vor
Abstract
Objective: Patients with autoimmune disease (AD) are at increased risk for complications from COVID-19 infection, so, optimizing vaccine utilization in this population is of particular importance. We compared COVID-19 vaccination perspectives among persons with and without AD. Methods: 471 patients in the MetroHealth System and Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center completed a 38-item questionnaire between August 2021 and February 2022. This survey containing questions regarding COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and demographics was administered both to unvaccinated individuals and individuals who delayed vaccination for at least 2 months. Multivariable ordinary least squares regression models were created to assess factors associated with vaccination likelihood. Results: The number of reasons given for (p < 0.001) and against receiving COVID-19 vaccination (p < 0.001) were highly associated with increased and decreased vaccination likelihood respectively. Factors most closely associated with obtaining vaccine were: protecting family (p = 0.045) personal safety (p < 0.001) and preventing serious infection (p < 0.001). Reasons associated with decreased vaccination likelihood were: lack of concern of COVID-19 infection (p < 0.001), vaccine safety (p < 0.001) and beliefs that the vaccine was made too quickly (p = 0.024). AD patients were more likely to cite having a chronic condition (29.1 % vs 17.1 %, p = 0.003) and physician recommendation(s) (18.4 % vs 9.1 %, p = 0.005) as reasons for vaccination and were more concerned about potential medication interaction than non-AD respondents (22.4 % vs 3.3 %, p < 0.001). Conclusion: The number of benefits of vaccination identified strongly related to vaccination likelihood. Affirmative provider recommendations correlated with increased vaccination likelihood in AD patients. Clinical conversations centered on the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination may help increase vaccine acceptance.
Keywords
autoimmune disease, COVID-19 vaccine, vaccine hesitancy
Publication Title
Vaccine
Grant
CX001791
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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Recommended Citation
Jenny D. Gong, Emma Barnboym, Megan O'Mara, Natalie Gurevich, Maya Mattar, Donald D. Anthony, Adam T. Perzynski, Nora G. Singer, Self-reported determinants of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among persons with and without autoimmune disease, Vaccine, Volume 42, Issue 12, 2024, Pages 2994-3001, ISSN 0264-410X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.067..