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COVID-19 vaccination rate in patients with mental illness in a psychiatric hospital: a cohort study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

D. Areias ,
C. Portela ,
R. Dionísio ,
S. M. Sousa  and
E. G. Pereira
D. Areias*
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Hospital Magalhães Lemos, Porto, Portugal
C. Portela
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Hospital Magalhães Lemos, Porto, Portugal
R. Dionísio
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Hospital Magalhães Lemos, Porto, Portugal
S. M. Sousa
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Hospital Magalhães Lemos, Porto, Portugal
E. G. Pereira
Affiliation:
Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, Hospital Magalhães Lemos, Porto, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Individuals with severe mental health problems are at greater risk of COVID-19 infection and increased risk of hospitalization and mortality. Vaccination against COVID-19 has demonstrated its importance in preventing and reducing these negative outcomes.

Objectives

This study aims to assess the vaccination rate of people with mental illness in comparison with the general population.

Methods

We will conduct a retrospective evaluation of vaccine uptake in a sample of patients admitted to a psychiatric hospital between the 1st of July of 2021 and the 30th of June of 2022 in the Porto region. According to their vaccination plan, all patients were offered the possibility vaccination. Statistical analysis will be performed to analyse the data.

Results

We expect to assess over 1500 patients. Regarding other studies on the same subject, although in different countries, we may predict that the vaccination rate in our sample will not, statistically, differ from the general population.

Conclusions

Some studies have shown higher resistance and hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccination in mental health patients, however others did not find differences between these patients and the general population. Therefore, this study will allow us to better understand the impact of mental illness in the vaccination rate in our population.

Disclosure of Interest

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S783 - S784
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the European Psychiatric Association
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