AĞIR RUH HASTALIĞI OLAN HASTALARDA COVİD-19 AŞILAMA ORANLARI

The pandemic is thought to affect patients with severe mental illness (SMI). There are no data on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with SMI in Turkey. The aim of our study is to determine the vaccination rates and demographic and clinical characteristics that may be associated with vaccination in SMI patients followed in a community mental health center (TRSM). Data including demographic and clinical characteristics of 307 patients followed in TRSM were obtained. The mean age of the patients was 44.17±11.23. There were 199 (64.8%) men, 205 (66.8%) single, 247 (80.5%) unemployed, 288 (95%) living with their families. 242 (78.8%) were diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and 65 (21.2%) were diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 78 (28.9%) of them had a suicide attempt in the past. 118 (38.4%) had chronic co-morbidities. Fifty (16.3%) of the patients had past Covid-19 infection. 257 (83.7%) 1 dose, 246 (80.1%) 2 doses, 173 (56.4%) 3 doses, 61 (19.9%) 4 doses and 9 (2.9%) 5 doses 150 (48.9%) patients were vaccinated. fully vaccinated, 50 (16.3%) unvaccinated and 107 (34.9%) partially vaccinated. In the current study, vaccination rates against covid 19 were lower in SMI patients than in the general population. There was no difference between full or partial/unvaccinated groups in terms of demographic or clinical characteristics except marital status in SMI patients. Organizational changes are needed to increase vaccination rates in SMI patients.