Vaccines (Jun 2022)

Assessment of the Level of Anxiety for COVID-19 Vaccinations

  • Marcin Świerad,
  • Ilona Świerad,
  • Robert Szydło,
  • Grzegorz Honisz,
  • Mariusz Gąsior,
  • Zbigniew Kalarus,
  • Krzysztof Dyrbuś

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10060915
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 6
p. 915

Abstract

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Research published especially in the last decade indicates the influence of anxiety on the human decision-making process. This study analyzes the anxiety among individuals who decided to undergo vaccinations for COVID-19. The study assesses that the level of education, especially medical education, age, and gender, had an influence on the level of anxiety in terms of vaccination situations. The STAI self-assessment questionnaire was used. The study was conducted anonymously using the paper-pencil method during two rounds of vaccination; therefore, the respondent sample included mainly medical personnel and elderly people. A total of 898 questionnaires were issued. Age did not affect the trait and state of anxiety, but highly educated people tested during vaccination had a lower anxiety level. Gender had no influence on the trait but did influence the state of anxiety. Overall, women were the group that exhibited a higher level of anxiety than men. Nurses were particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of situational medication in this group.

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