Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Although influenza vaccination of hospital healthcare workers HCWs has been associated with a reduction in patient mortality and morbidity, HCW vaccine coverage is low in France. Previous studies identified the role of perceptions of vaccine efficacy and safety as well as practical issues e. We aimed to determine whether HCW behavior toward influenza vaccine was associated with occupation-related psycho-social issues and perceptions of management.
Between February and August , an anonymous online questionnaire explored the perceptions and behavior of nurses and nurse aides regarding the influenza vaccine, as well as the perceived quality of professional management, perceived psychological contract breach, perceived workload, and compassion fatigue using previously validated scales.
Among the respondents mean age Among nurses and nurse aides, the propensity to be vaccinated appears to depend closely on the perceived working conditions. These factors should be addressed when promoting vaccination among these populations.
Influenza is estimated to be annually responsible for 13, to 15, deaths in France, 1 , in Europe, 2 12, to 56, in the USA, 3 and , worldwide. In some healthcare facilities, HCW vaccination is mandatory, but most jurisdictions have not adopted this policy. An impressive number of studies have explored the reasons that contribute to this situation, showing the influence of various factors 11 such as the perception of the limited efficacy of the vaccine for themselves 12 or their patients, 13 the perception of influenza as a benign disease, 14 the fear of vaccine adverse effects, 15 or the lack of convenient access to vaccination.
However, these different studies may have left unexplored other issues associated with HCW behavior toward vaccine policies, particularly in terms of the perception of their working conditions. For example, in nurses, an excessive work load may be associated with poorer compliance to guidelines, 17 including preventive occupational guidelines such as hand hygiene.
