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

Bettina Friedrich; Gillian Forbes; Arnoupe Jhass; Fabiana Lorencatto; Laura Shallcross; Vivi Antonopoulou

doi:10.1186/s12913-023-10031-7

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

Bettina Friedrich
, Gillian Forbes
, Arnoupe Jhass
, Fabiana Lorencatto
, Laura Shallcross
, Vivi Antonopoulou^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	1066
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	13
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10031-7
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2023

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Care homes
COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19 pandemic
Care home employees
Mandatory vaccination
Behavioural influences

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