Perception and Mental Health Status Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Among Taiwanese Adolescents and Their Caregivers.

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Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics Pub Date : 2023-10-05 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.2147/AHMT.S429238

Jade Winjei Hwang, Shao Ju Chien, Chih-Chi Wang, Kuang-Che Kuo, Kuo-Shu Tang, Yu Lee, Yi-Chun Chen, Mao-Hung Lo, Ing-Kit Lee, Seng-Kee Chuah, Chien-Te Lee, Chia-Te Kung, Liang-Jen Wang

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Abstract

Background: Vaccinating adolescents is a vital strategy to enhance population protection without imposing overly restrictive measures on our daily lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. As teenagers gain more independence, their willingness to get vaccinated may depend on their own understanding of the pandemic, vaccines, and mental well-being, as well as that of their caregivers. Our study aimed to examine how Taiwanese adolescents and their caregivers perceive COVID-19 vaccination and assess their mental health status.

Methods: We invited a total of 138 vaccinated adolescents and their caregivers to complete several questionnaires, including the Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Scale (DrVac-COVID19S), Impact of Event Scale (IES), and Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ).

Results: Among the adolescents, 76.8% considered the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech) as the ideal option for COVID-19 vaccination, while 27.5% of caregivers expressed acceptance of any available vaccine. Adolescents scored higher than caregivers in terms of vaccine value (p<0.001) and autonomy (p<0.001), but lower in knowledge (p<0.001), as assessed by the DrVac-COVID19S subscales. The adolescents' intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (DrVac-COVID19S total score) showed a positive correlation with their perception of the pandemic's impact (IES scores, r=0.214, p=0.012) and their caregivers' vaccination intention (r=0.371, p<0.001). Furthermore, adolescents' mental health demonstrated a positive association with the mental health of their caregiver (CHQ total scores, r=0.481, p<0.001).

Conclusion: During the COVID-19 outbreak, caregivers have encountered heightened levels of mental stress, and this stress has been found to be positively correlated with the mental stress experienced by adolescents and their intentions regarding vaccination. These findings can serve as crucial references for healthcare providers and governments when formulating vaccination policies for adolescents in the future.

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背景：在新冠肺炎大流行期间，为青少年接种疫苗是加强人口保护的重要战略，而不会对我们的日常生活实施过度限制措施。随着青少年获得更多的独立性，他们接种疫苗的意愿可能取决于他们自己对疫情、疫苗、心理健康以及照顾者的理解。我们的研究旨在了解台湾青少年及其护理人员对新冠肺炎疫苗接种的看法，并评估他们的心理健康状况。方法：我们邀请138名接种疫苗的青少年及其护理人员完成了多项问卷调查，包括新冠肺炎疫苗接种接受量表（DrVac-COVID19S）、事件影响量表（IES）和中国健康问卷（CHQ）。结果：在青少年中，76.8%的人认为BNT162b2疫苗（Pfizer-BioNTech）是新冠肺炎疫苗接种的理想选择，27.5%的护理人员表示接受任何可用的疫苗。就疫苗价值而言，青少年的得分高于照顾者（p结论：在新冠肺炎疫情期间，护理人员遇到了更高水平的心理压力，这种压力与青少年所经历的心理压力及其接种意愿正相关。这些发现可以作为医疗保健提供者和政府制定青少年疫苗接种政策的重要参考。）未来的nts。

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Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics PEDIATRICS-

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期刊介绍： Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal focusing on health, pathology, and treatment issues specific to the adolescent age group, including health issues affecting young people with cancer. Original research, reports, editorials, reviews, commentaries and adolescent-focused clinical trial design are welcomed. All aspects of health maintenance, preventative measures, disease treatment interventions, studies investigating the poor outcomes for some treatments in this group of patients, and the challenges when transitioning from adolescent to adult care are addressed within the journal. Practitioners from all disciplines are invited to submit their work as well as health care researchers and patient support groups. Areas covered include: Physical and mental development in the adolescent period, Behavioral issues, Pathologies and treatment interventions specific to this age group, Prevalence and incidence studies, Diet and nutrition, Specific drug handling, efficacy, and safety issues, Drug development programs, Outcome studies, patient satisfaction, compliance, and adherence, Patient and health education programs and studies.