PMID- 36298469 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221030 IS - 2076-393X (Print) IS - 2076-393X (Electronic) IS - 2076-393X (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 10 DP - 2022 Sep 23 TI - Attitudes toward COVID-19 Vaccination: A Survey of Chinese Patients with Rheumatic Diseases. LID - 10.3390/vaccines10101604 [doi] LID - 1604 AB - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed enormous morbidity and mortality burdens. Patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs) are vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection, given their immunocompromised status. Ensuring acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine is important and has attracted attention by health professionals. In this study, we designed an online cross-sectional survey that used an online questionnaire from 8 May 2021 to 4 October 2021. Attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccination, personal information, current disease activity status, adverse events (AEs), and knowledge sources of vaccines were collected. Descriptive statistics, nonparametric tests, and ordinal logistic regression were used to analyze the data. A total of 1022 questionnaires were received, among which 70.2% (720/1022) of patients with RDs agreed to vaccination, while only 31.6% of patients were actually vaccinated. Male, employed, high-income patients and those with inactive disease showed a more positive attitude. Concerns of AEs and disease flare were the main factors affecting vaccination willingness. Only 29.6% (304/1022) of patients thought they had received enough information about the COVID-19 vaccine from their doctors. In conclusion, most patients with RDs in China intended to get vaccinated, although the vaccination rate in this particular population was low. Rheumatologists should take more responsibility in COVID-19 vaccination education of patients with RDs. FAU - Yi, Zixi AU - Yi Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3812-7886 AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Yao, Zhongqiang AU - Yao Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Xu, Dan AU - Xu D AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Xu, Chuanhui AU - Xu C AD - Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 999002, Singapore. FAU - Fang, Wenqiang AU - Fang W AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xinxiang Central Hospital, Xinxiang 453000, China. FAU - Guo, Zhanfei AU - Guo Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xinxiang Central Hospital, Xinxiang 453000, China. FAU - Wang, Yong AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Southwest Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing 404100, China. FAU - Huang, Jianlin AU - Huang J AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-sen University Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou 510275, China. FAU - Li, Qin AU - Li Q AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650300, China. FAU - Zhang, Hong AU - Zhang H AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming 650300, China. FAU - Huang, Anbin AU - Huang A AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China. FAU - Wu, Lijun AU - Wu L AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830001, China. FAU - Wu, Zhenbiao AU - Wu Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710000, China. FAU - Guo, Huifang AU - Guo H AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Zhang, Fengxiao AU - Zhang F AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang 050000, China. FAU - Lu, Jing AU - Lu J AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110000, China. FAU - Zhang, Zhenchun AU - Zhang Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi 273300, China. FAU - Yu, Zhongming AU - Yu Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing 310009, China. FAU - Da, Zhanyun AU - Da Z AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China. FAU - Luo, Li AU - Luo L AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Xinjiang Medical University Affiliated First Hospital, Urumqi 830001, China. FAU - Wu, Bin AU - Wu B AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, First People's Hospital of Jingzhou, Jingzhou 434000, China. FAU - Wu, Henglian AU - Wu H AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Dongguan Tungwah Hospital, Dongguan 523000, China. FAU - Zeng, Lin AU - Zeng L AD - Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. FAU - Mu, Rong AU - Mu R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9111-2643 AD - Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China. LA - eng GR - No. BYSYDL2021005/Peking University Third Hospital/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220923 PL - Switzerland TA - Vaccines (Basel) JT - Vaccines JID - 101629355 PMC - PMC9611697 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COVID-19 OT - attitudes OT - rheumatic diseases OT - vaccine COIS- The authors declare there is no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/28 06:01 PMCR- 2022/09/23 CRDT- 2022/10/27 01:57 PHST- 2022/09/03 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/09/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/27 01:57 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - vaccines10101604 [pii] AID - vaccines-10-01604 [pii] AID - 10.3390/vaccines10101604 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Vaccines (Basel). 2022 Sep 23;10(10):1604. doi: 10.3390/vaccines10101604.