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. 2022 Jun 9;10(6):915.
doi: 10.3390/vaccines10060915.

Assessment of the Level of Anxiety for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Marcin Świerad  1 , Ilona Świerad  2 , Robert Szydło  3 , Grzegorz Honisz  1 , Mariusz Gąsior  4 , Zbigniew Kalarus  1 , Krzysztof Dyrbuś  4
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Assessment of the Level of Anxiety for COVID-19 Vaccinations

Marcin Świerad et al. Vaccines (Basel). .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety state; anxiety trait; decision-making; vaccinating.

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