Choosing a COVID-19 vaccination site might be driven by anxiety and body vigilance

Simonović Maja; Stojanović Nikola M.; Novak Sonja; Radisavljević Mirjana; Žikić Olivera; Milenković Tatjana

doi:10.1515/med-2024-0958

Open Medicine (May 2024)

Choosing a COVID-19 vaccination site might be driven by anxiety and body vigilance

Simonović Maja,
Stojanović Nikola M.,
Novak Sonja,
Radisavljević Mirjana,
Žikić Olivera,
Milenković Tatjana

Affiliations

Simonović Maja: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000Niš, Serbia
Stojanović Nikola M.: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000Niš, Serbia
Novak Sonja: Department of Epidemiology, Public Health Institute, 18000Niš, Serbia
Radisavljević Mirjana: Clinics for Gastroenterology, University Clinical Centre Niš, 18000Niš, Serbia
Žikić Olivera: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, 18000Niš, Serbia
Milenković Tatjana: Center for Mental Health Protection, Department for Diagnose and Treatment, University Clinical Center, 18000Niš, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2024-0958
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 1
pp. 305 – 6

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The occurrence of COVID-19 led to the rapid development of several vaccines which were distributed around the world. Even though there had been a vast amount of information about both virus and vaccination, this process was potentially related to increased anxiety and thus affected the vaccination process.

Published in Open Medicine

ISSN: 2391-5463 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/med/html

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