Effect of Patient Reminder/Recall Interventions on Immunization Rates

Abstract

Patient reminder systems in primary care settings are effective in improving immunization rates. Primary care physicians should use patient reminders to improve immunization delivery. JAMA. 2000;284:1820-1827.

Risk Factors for Undervaccination against Measles in a Large Sample of Preschool Children from Rural Bavaria

“…None of the three interventions showed an independent effect.This clearly contradicts the majority of published findings which indicate that patient reminder interventions do raise vaccination rates [24][25][26].The ineffectiveness of our interventions could have either been due to the wrong choice of instruments for this particular sample or failure to attract enough attention to influence vaccination behavior. Surprisingly, and unlike research done in the United States [13,14], our study did not find any risk attached to parental sociodemographic factors such as poverty, low education, etc.…”

Factors associated with HPV vaccination uptake in Uganda: a multi-level analysis

“…Finally, the sensitization posters or messages by which girls were informed about their eligibility (9-14 years) for HPV vaccine may have had a procrastination effect on vaccination initiation. This is consistent with previous research in which patient reminder and recall systems have been established to affect vaccination behavior [45].…”

Dynamics of HPV vaccination initiation in Flanders (Belgium) 2007-2009: a Cox regression model

“…This is in line with previous research in which patient reminder and recall systems have been shown to significantly affect vaccination behavior [28]. …”

“…Finally, the letter by which girls were informed about their eligibility for HPV vaccine reimbursement and the approaching age limit had a large influence on vaccination initiation. This is in line with previous research in which patient reminder and recall systems have been shown to significantly affect vaccination behavior [ 28 ].…”