Direct Messaging to Parents/Guardians to Improve Adolescent Immunizations

Bar-Shain, David; Stager, Margaret; Runkle, Anne; León, Janeen B.; Kaelber, David C.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.11.023

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“…All nine interventions that included a home visit component showed some evidence of effectiveness 5154 55 57 64 72 74 75 81 Although two of three studies considering outreach interventions alone were not effective, they were either small or had significant loss to follow-up 6768 The three studies using escalating intervention intensity seemed particularly effective, which is consistent with the previous review 55…”

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Interventions to reduce inequalities in vaccine uptake in children and adolescents aged <19 years: a systematic review

Crocker-Buqué

Edelstein

Mounier-Jack

2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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BackgroundIn high-income countries, substantial differences exist in vaccine uptake relating to socioeconomic status, gender, ethnic group, geographic location and religious belief. This paper updates a 2009 systematic review on effective interventions to decrease vaccine uptake inequalities in light of new technologies applied to vaccination and new vaccine programmes (eg, human papillomavirus in adolescents).MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, Embase, ASSIA, The Campbell Collaboration, CINAHL, The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Eppi Centre, Eric and PsychINFO for intervention, cohort or ecological studies conducted at primary/community care level in children and young people from birth to 19 years in OECD countries, with vaccine uptake or coverage as outcomes, published between 2008 and 2015.ResultsThe 41 included studies evaluated complex multicomponent interventions (n=16), reminder/recall systems (n=18), outreach programmes (n=3) or computer-based interventions (n=2). Complex, locally designed interventions demonstrated the best evidence for effectiveness in reducing inequalities in deprived, urban, ethnically diverse communities. There is some evidence that postal and telephone reminders are effective, however, evidence remains mixed for text-message reminders, although these may be more effective in adolescents. Interventions that escalated in intensity appeared particularly effective. Computer-based interventions were not effective. Few studies targeted an inequality specifically, although several reported differential effects by the ethnic group.ConclusionsLocally designed, multicomponent interventions should be used in urban, ethnically diverse, deprived populations. Some evidence is emerging for text-message reminders, particularly in adolescents. Further research should be conducted in the UK and Europe with a focus on reducing specific inequalities.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

Interventions to reduce inequalities in vaccine uptake in children and adolescents aged <19 years: a systematic review

Crocker-Buqué

Edelstein

Mounier-Jack

2016

J Epidemiol Community Health

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“…Pediatric data regarding text messages is still limited. However, there is an emerging body of literature focusing on issues pertaining to the adolescent population, such as follow-up for sexually transmitted illnesses [10, 11], vaccination adherence [12, 13], and contraception adherence [14]. Still, there are not many studies focusing on text messages for pediatric appointment adherence.…”

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confidence: 99%

Text Message Reminders Increase Appointment Adherence in a Pediatric Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Lin

Mistry

Boneh

et al. 2016

International Journal of Pediatrics

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Background. High no-show rates can burden clinic productivity and affect patient care. Although multiple studies have shown that text messages improve appointment adherence, very little research has focused on low-income and predominantly African American populations in resident clinic settings. Objectives. To determine whether incorporating a text message reminder reduces the no-show rate at an urban, pediatric resident clinic. Methods. A randomized controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary level ambulatory pediatric practice between August 2014 and February 2015. Following a demographic survey, 170 patients were enrolled. Patients were randomized into control or intervention groups. All patients received the standard voice message appointment reminder, but the intervention group additionally received a text message reminder. The primary outcome was no-show rate. Results. 95.3% of the participants were African American, and the overall no-show rate was 30.8%. No-show rate was significantly lower in the intervention group (23.5%) than the control group (38.1%) representing a difference of 14.6% (p = 0.04). No demographic factors were found to alter the association between no-show rate and text message intervention. Conclusions. Text message reminders effectively improve show rates at a resident pediatric practice with high no-show rates, representing a promising approach to improving appointment adherence.

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“…Delivering reminders via phone call, text, or mail can be a useful way of targeting patients. 47 In a managed care organization serving publicly insured patients, adolescents 11 through 17 years of age who received reminders either by mail or telephone had greater immunization rates for quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MenACWY), Tdap, and HPV vaccine compared with adolescents who received no intervention. For adolescents who were not caught up with vaccinations at the start of the study, uptake significantly increased by 21% for mail-reminder groups and by 17% for telephone-reminder groups versus only 13% for control groups.…”

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Practical Approaches to Optimize Adolescent Immunization

Bernstein,

Bocchini,

Byington

et al. 2017

Pediatrics

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With the expansion of the adolescent immunization schedule during the past decade, immunization rates notably vary by vaccine and by state. Addressing barriers to improving adolescent vaccination rates is a priority. Every visit can be viewed as an opportunity to update and complete an adolescent's immunizations. It is essential to continue to focus and refi ne the appropriate techniques in approaching the adolescent patient and parent in the offi ce setting. Health care providers must continuously strive to educate their patients and develop skills that can help parents and adolescents overcome vaccine hesitancy. Research on strategies to achieve higher vaccination rates is ongoing, and it is important to increase the knowledge and implementation of these strategies. This clinical report focuses on increasing adherence to the universally recommended vaccines in the annual adolescent immunization schedule of the

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Direct Messaging to Parents/Guardians to Improve Adolescent Immunizations

Cited by 40 publications

References 23 publications

Interventions to reduce inequalities in vaccine uptake in children and adolescents aged <19 years: a systematic review

Interventions to reduce inequalities in vaccine uptake in children and adolescents aged <19 years: a systematic review

Text Message Reminders Increase Appointment Adherence in a Pediatric Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Practical Approaches to Optimize Adolescent Immunization

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