An overview of current and potential use of information and communication technologies for immunization promotion among adolescents

Amicizia, Daniela; Domnich, Alexander; Gasparini, Roberto; Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi; Lai, Piero Luigi; Panatto, Donatella

doi:10.4161/hv.26010

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“…Surprisingly, exposure to "positive" blogs had no effect when compared with controls. This work, combined with that focused on vaccination in other populations, [60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74] supports the notion that web-based social media can play a powerful role in mediating vaccination intentions and decisions.…”

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Interventions to Improve Adolescent Vaccination

Dempsey

Zimet

2015

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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Section: Parent/patient-level Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Interventions to Improve Adolescent Vaccination

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Zimet

2015

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

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“…Despite the wide use of text messagingit is estimated that young adults in the 18-29 y age group send and receive on average 87.7 sms per day 45 -we report limited use of such tools for health-related purposes. Considering mobile phones' ubiquity, portability and text messaging's relative low cost, their use might be successfully adapted to prevention programmes in the field of immunization 14 . Last but not least, some qualitative data are available on patients' preferences-including for example getting personalized messages with patients' name and in patients' mother tongue-that can be useful guides to successfully implement similar interventions in other settings.…”

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“…14 As the number of subjects using the internet worldwide has increased by almost 570% in 2000-2012, reaching more than 2750 million users in 2013, new media have been proposed as effective tools to implement public health actions. 15 New media are means of mass communication, developed at the time of the web era and include, among others, smartphone and internetbased tools in opposition to "old" media such as television, radio, film, magazines, which are static representations of text and graphics without interactivity.…”

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Effectiveness of interventions that apply new media to improve vaccine uptake and vaccine coverage

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Ferrari²,

Spagnoli

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Background: Vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In high and middle-income settings, immunization coverage is relatively high. However, in many countries coverage rates of routinely recommended vaccines are still below the targets established by international and national advisory committees. Progress in the field of communication technology might provide useful tools to enhance immunization strategies.Objective: To systematically collect and summarize the available evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that apply new media to promote vaccination uptake and increase vaccination coverage.Design: We conducted a systematic literature review. studies published from January 1999 to september 2013 were identified by searching electronic resources (Pubmed, embase), manual searches of references and expert consultation.Study setting: We focused on interventions that targeted recommended vaccinations for children, adolescents and adults and: (1) aimed at increasing community demand for immunizations, or (2) were provider-based interventions. We limited the study setting to countries that are members of the Organisation for economic co-operation and Development (OecD). Main outcome measures:The primary outcome was a measure of vaccination (vaccine uptake or vaccine coverage). considered secondary outcomes included willingness to receive immunization, attitudes and perceptions toward vaccination, and perceived helpfulness of the intervention.Results: Nineteen studies were included in the systematic review. The majority of the studies were conducted in the Us (74%, n = 14); 68% (n = 13) of the studies were experimental, the rest having an observational study design. eleven (58%) reported results on the primary outcome. Retrieved studies explored the role of: text messaging (n.7, 37%), smartphone applications (n.1, 5%), Youtube videos (n.1, 5%), Facebook (n.1, 5%), targeted websites and portals (n.4, 21%), software for physicians and health professionals (n.4, 21%), and email communication (n.1, 5%). There is some evidence that text messaging, accessing immunization campaign websites, using patient-held web-based portals and computerized reminders increase immunization coverage rates. Insufficient evidence is available on the use of social networks, email communication and smartphone applications.Conclusion: although there is great potential for improving vaccine uptake and vaccine coverage by implementing programs and interventions that apply new media, scant data are available and further rigorous research-including cost-effectiveness assessments-is needed.

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“…El método de recordatorio por SMS similar a los utilizados para el recordatorio de vacuna (Amicizia et al, 2013) ha logrado que el personal de salud realice la notificación de forma asidua haciendo su gestión más efectiva.…”

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mhealth Model for Simplified epidemiological surveillance in Paraguay

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RESUMENObjetivo. Describir el desarrollo e implementación de un sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica simplificada basado en un modelo mhealth diseñado para el Chaco Paraguayo. Material y método. El sistema consiste en una central telefónica por software, aplicaciones de tipo WEB y base de datos, todos ellos de código libre. La cantidad de casos objeto de la vigilancia se reportan al sistema mediante la pulsación de teclas en el teléfono respondiendo a las preguntas del contestador automático. Resultados. El modelo se implementó en cinco localidades del Distrito "Teniente Irala Fernández" del Chaco Paraguayo; los síndromes seleccionados fueron: diarreico, febril agudo, respiratorio agudo, respiratorio crónico y febril eruptivo. El sistema permite la notificación semanal (un día fijo de la semana) en el que se envía mensajes recordatorios cada hora hasta que la notificación sea efectiva. Asimismo se permite la notificación de alerta (en cualquier momento). El sistema realiza la confirmación de las notificaciones a todos los niveles de usuarios. Entre el 15 de mayo al 20 de noviembre de 2013, fueron notificados al sistema 968 casos: 171 diarreas, 770 respiratorio agudo y 27 respiratorio crónico. El modelo fue reconocido como sencillo, de fácil manejo y de gran utilidad. Conclusión. Se dispone de un modelo de notificación epidemiológica comunitaria con muy buena aceptación debido a su simplicidad. El sistema ha generado información sobre las tendencias de estos síndromes en estas comunidades, coincidentes con la situación nacional.Palabras clave: vigilancia epidemiológica; notificación; telefonía móvil; Chaco Paraguayo.1 El presente manuscrito no ha sido publicado total o parcialmente por ningún otro medio o enviado a otra revista para su publicación.

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An overview of current and potential use of information and communication technologies for immunization promotion among adolescents

Cited by 29 publications

References 99 publications

Interventions to Improve Adolescent Vaccination

Interventions to Improve Adolescent Vaccination

Effectiveness of interventions that apply new media to improve vaccine uptake and vaccine coverage

mhealth Model for Simplified epidemiological surveillance in Paraguay

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