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Qualitative Design Study: Involvement of Healthcare Professionals in COVID-19 Vaccination and Recommendations to Policy Makers

Grant number: VMVPT20637

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $12,269.75

  • Funder

    Estonian Research Council

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Marje Oona

  • Research Location

    Estonia

  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Tartu, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Vaccine/Therapeutic/ treatment hesitancy

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Nurses and Nursing StaffPhysicians

Abstract

The general objective of the study is to collect data from health care professionals in Estonia in the framework of COVID-19 vaccination preparations in order to: (1) support the involvement of health care professionals in COVID-19 vaccination at the Estonian state level; (2) Contribute to the development of a WHO European Region Guidance Material containing recommendations for the involvement of health professionals to ensure the successful introduction of COVID-19. Under the overall objective, research questions have been raised: what are the enabling and disincentive factors experienced by healthcare professionals (doctors and nurses) to 1. recommend vaccination against COVID-19 to the general population; 2. to carry out COVID-19 vaccination of the population; 3. Vaccinate yourself against COVID-19. The first sub-goal of the study is to answer the research questions with the help of qualitative research (focus group interviews).