METHOD
This descriptive research was conducted on healthcare professionals over 18 to determine healthcare professionals’ fear of COVID-19 and their attitudes towards vaccination in a university hospital between the dates of December 28 2020- January 13, 2021, at a period when COVID-19 vaccination was not yet being implemented in Turkey. The questionnaire form prepared by using Google Forms and delivered online to participants was used to collect data. The reporting of this study followed the STROBE checklist.
The study universe was composed of 858 healthcare professionals working in the university hospital. Two of the 304 healthcare professionals who accepted to participate in the study were excluded because they did not meet the research criteria and hence, the study sample consisted of 302 healthcare professionals. Sample size was calculated as 305 persons with the help of Epi-Info Statcalc Program with 50% expected prevalence, 97% confidence limit, 5% deviation, however, only 302 persons were reached.
The inclusion criteria were as follows: (i) to be 18 years old or above, (ii) voluntarily participating in research, (iii) to be living in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (iv) using a smartphone
The exclusion criteria were as follows: (i) having any psychological problems and (ii) refusing to participate in the research.