Risk Perceptions for COVID-19 among Individuals with Chronic Diseases Pre- Post COVID -19 Vaccination Announcement | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 1874-1885 PDF (252.84 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.270423 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Soheir Mohamed Weheida1; Abeer Arafa Gomaa2; Heba Gebril2; Mervat Abd Elhamid Hawash2; Heba Mohamed Mohamed2 | ||||
| 1Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt, | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Introduction: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) had become the global concern as public health emergency. Cases are increasing as alarming rate. WHO also reported that prognosis of COVID-19 remains mostly unknown. Aim: This study aimed to assess risk perceptions for Covid-19 among individuals with chronic diseases pre- post COVID -19 Vaccination Announcement. Research design: exploratory comparative research design was employed to achieve the study objectives. Setting: The study was conducted at cardiac and diabetic outpatient clinics at Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt. Subjects: The study included random sample of 80 adult patients from both genders diagnosed as cardiovascular disorders, Diabetes Meletus, or both, who are admitted to the above-mentioned settings were included in the study. Tools: two tools were used for data collection; tool I- Patient Demographic characteristics and clinical data, tool II- perception of COVID 19 risk. Results: this study shows that the highest percentage of studied patients had high risk perception pre-post vaccination announcement. Also results revealed that more than half of studied patients agree with such statement " If the individual receive the vaccine, he leaves the precautionary measures and live a normal life" pre - post vaccination announcement. Conclusion: This study concluded that the highest percentage of studied patients had high risk perception pre COVID-19 vaccination announcement while all studied patients had high risk perception post vaccination announcement. Recommendations: Replication of the study on large probability sampling is require. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Risk Perceptions for Covid; 19; chronic Diseases; Covid; 19 Vaccination | ||||
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