COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among mental health professionals in the WHO's global clinical practice network

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dc.contributor.affiliationSchool of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
dc.contributor.emailckogan@uottawa.ca (Kogan, Cary S.)
dc.creatorKogan, Cary S.
dc.creatorStein, Dan J.
dc.creatorGarcia-Pacheco, José A.
dc.creatorRebello, Tahilia J.
dc.creatorMontoya, Madeline I.
dc.creatorRobles, Rebeca
dc.creatorKhoury, Brigitte
dc.creatorKulygina, Maya
dc.creatorMatsumoto, Chihiro
dc.creatorHuang, Jingjing
dc.creatorMedina-Mora, María Elena
dc.creatorGureje, Oye
dc.creatorSharan, Pratap
dc.creatorGaebel, Wolfgang
dc.creatorKanba, Shigenobu
dc.creatorAndrews, Howard F.
dc.creatorRoberts, Michael C.
dc.creatorPike, Kathleen M.
dc.creatorZhao, Min
dc.creatorAyuso-Mateos, José Luis
dc.creatorSadowska, Karolina
dc.creatorMaré, Karen
dc.creatorDenny, Keith
dc.creatorStroup, T. Scott
dc.creatorReed, Geoffrey M.
dc.date2024
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-10T20:46:44Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.date.published2024
dc.descriptionAlthough COVID-19 vaccines have demonstrated efficacy, there is variability in health professionals' attitudes towards these agents. Factors associated with mental health professionals' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination are not well understood. We investigated these factors by administering a newly developed measure, the COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes Questionnaire (C-VAQ), to members of the World Health Organization's Global Clinical Practice Network (GCPN) of mental health professionals. 1,931 GCPN members representing all world regions participated between July 28 and September 7, 2021. Mental health professionals' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination were assessed in one of five languages (Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish) using the C-VAQ. Internal consistency, factor structure, and predictive validity of the C-VAQ were examined, and a multiple-linear regression model was employed to assess C-VAQ score predictors, including sociodemographic variables (age, gender, WHO region, country income level, profession, and years of professional experience) as well as country mortality rate and the stringency of each country's response to COVID-19. The C-VAQ demonstrated good internal consistency and external validity. Items loaded on to a single factor. Having received a COVID-19 vaccine, higher country mortality rate, and higher stringency index was significantly associated with more positive vaccine attitudes. Lower age, residing in a low-and-middle income country, and living in Asia were all was significantly associated with less positive vaccine attitudes. The C-VAQ scores were negatively correlated with the number of concerns about the COVID-19 vaccination. The C-VAQ was useful in demonstrating the extent to which additional work is needed to improve mental health professionals' attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines globally. Relatively poorer attitudes toward vaccination among some mental health clinicians around the world suggests the need for broad, multi-pronged interventions.
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dc.identifierJC58DIEP24
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pmen.0000018
dc.identifier.eissn2837-8156
dc.identifier.organizacionInstituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz
dc.identifier.placeEstados Unidos
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/85
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000018
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPLOS
dc.relation1(1):e0000018
dc.relation.jnabreviadoPLOS MENT HEALTH
dc.relation.journalPLOS Mental Health
dc.rightsAcceso Cerrado
dc.titleCOVID-19 vaccine attitudes among mental health professionals in the WHO's global clinical practice network
dc.typeArtículo

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