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Conditions
Brief summary
This study will explore the perspectives of patients with a chronic disease on the COVID-19 vaccination. Who is this study for? You may be eligible to take part if you meet all of the following criteria: • Aged 18 and above • Diagnosed with any of the following chronic diseases: a) cancer; b) diabetes and; c) multiple sclerosis • Receiving care or services for the chronic disease from one of the participating health services. Note: Some health services are only conducting the survey for one of the chronic diseases, please speak with your healthcare team for more information. Study details Participants in this study will be invited to complete a short anonymous online survey. The survey asks participants about their views towards the COVID-19 vaccination and how their chronic illness diagnosis may be affect these views. Participants will also be asked about basic non-identifiable information such as age, gender and chronic disease diagnosis. Upon survey completion, participants can register their interest to be randomly selected for a one-on-one interview. The interview will explore the views towards the COVID-19 vaccination in more detail, including where participants have received information about the COVID-19 vaccination. The data collected from the surveys and interview will provide knowledge of COVID-19 vaccine perspectives in Australian patients diagnosed with a chronic disease. The findings can help health services better understand how to support patients better with various COVID-19 vaccination needs.
Interventions
At nine different health services across Australia, patients diagnosed with any cancer are invited to take part in an anonymous online survey on a single occasion. The 15-minute survey explores patient perspectives on the coronavirus vaccination. Patients are asked how likely they are to accept a COVID-19 vaccine and their views on the benefits and risks of vaccination. It will also collect limited details about patient demographics and cancer diagnosis.
To compare perspectives between differen
At nine different health services across Australia, patients diagnosed with any cancer are invited to take part in an anonymous online survey on a single occasion. The 15-minute survey explores patient perspectives on the coronavirus vaccination. Patients are asked how likely they are to accept a COVID-19 vaccine and their views on the benefits and risks of vaccination. It will also collect limited details about patient demographics and cancer diagnosis. To compare perspectives between different chronic illnesses, the online survey was also conducted with patients diagnosed with the following chronic illnesses: 1) diabetes and; 2) multiple sclerosis. These were conducted at four and two participating health services, respectively. Upon completion of the survey, patients are invited to register their interest to be randomly selected for a single occasion one-on-one semi-structured interview. The interview will be conducted by a member of the research team and it explores patient views and experiences on COVID-19 vaccination and chronic illness in more detail. A total of 35 patients will be randomly selected for the interview: 25 cancer patients, five diabetes patients, and five MS patients. Each interview will take approximately 30 to 60 minutes and will be conducted either over the telephone or with a Zoom online videocall (cameras turned off) during business hours.
Sponsors
Monash Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Cancer patient cohort • Aged 18 years or over • Diagnosed with cancer and receiving oncology care or services from one of the participating health services. Diabetes patient cohort • Aged 18 years or over • Diagnosed with diabetes and receiving diabetes care or services from one of the participating health services. Multiple sclerosis (MS) patient cohort • Aged 18 years or over • Diagnosed with MS and receiving MS care or services from one of the participating health services.
Exclusion criteria
• Unable to complete the survey due to limited English skills. Patients with limited English skills can be included if a family member or carer can assist them with completing the survey.
Outcome results
None listed