Attitudes among physicians toward vaccine mandates for emerging infectious disease: the case of the COVID-19 vaccine
Taiwan Gong Gong Wei Sheng Za Zhi
; 42(1):75-87, 2023.
Artículo
en Chino
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-20240886
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a global pandemic. Vaccine mandates were implemented in several countries, including in Taiwan, and often targeted health-care workers in particular. This study investigated attitudes among Taiwanese physicians toward such policies and how ethical beliefs and logic influenced attitudes.Methods:
A total of 16 physicians were recruited by using the snowball method from hospitals in northern Taiwan. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews.Results:
Physicians tended not to support mandatory vaccination. Five themes emerged (1) Individual rights, including violation of autonomy and labor rights;(2) vaccine performance, including safety and efficacy;(3) institutional norms, including the degree of relevancy of the policy-issuing unit and the employment relationship between physicians and institutions;(4) social and workplace stigma resulting from coercive policies in different job categories or departments;and (5) professional ethics of physicians.Conclusions:
Autonomy and professional ethics among physicians influence attitudes toward vaccine mandates. Vaccine performance, institutional norms, and stigma also influence attitudes toward vaccine mandates and decision-making. Even with high ethical awareness, the study participants tended not to support vaccine mandates. The government should formulate mandatory vaccination policy means for healthcare workers that can be used by hospitals. Each hospital should assess their unique risks and implement policies that best suit their needs. (Taiwan J Public Health. 2023;42(1)75-87)
Public Health And Safety; Pandemics; Vaccines; Public health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Infectious diseases; Medical personnel; Autonomy; Norms; Hospitals; Viral diseases; Ethical standards; Decision making; Immunization; Professional ethics; Physicians; Policies; Health care; Coercivity; Attitudes; Ethics; COVID-19 vaccines; Taiwan
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Bases de datos de organismos internacionales
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ProQuest Central
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
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Investigación cualitativa
Tópicos:
Vacunas
Idioma:
Chino
Revista:
Taiwan Gong Gong Wei Sheng Za Zhi
Año:
2023
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