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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatrics. 2014 Dec 29. pii: peds.2014-2475. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Text Message Reminders for Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine: A Randomized Controlled Trial.[/h] Stockwell MS[SUP]1[/SUP], Hofstetter AM[SUP]2[/SUP], DuRivage N[SUP]3[/SUP], Barrett A[SUP]3[/SUP], Fernandez N[SUP]3[/SUP], Vargas CY[SUP]3[/SUP], Camargo S[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To determine whether provision of vaccine-health-literacy-promoting information in text message vaccine reminders improves receipt and timeliness of the second dose of influenza vaccine within a season for children in need of 2 doses.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] During the 2012-2013 season, families of eligible 6-month through 8-year-old children were recruited at the time of their first influenza vaccination from 3 community clinics in New York City. Children (n = 660) were randomly assigned to "educational" text message, "conventional" text message, and "written reminder-only" arms. At enrollment, all arms received a written reminder with next dose due date. Conventional messages included second dose due date and clinic walk-in hours. Educational messages added information regarding the need for a timely second dose. Receipt of second dose by April 30 was assessed by using χ[SUP]2[/SUP] tests. Timeliness was assessed by receipt of second dose by 2 weeks after due date (day 42) using χ[SUP]2[/SUP] and over time using a Kaplan-Meier analysis.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Most families were Latino and publicly insured with no significant between-arm differences between groups. Children in the educational arm were more likely to receive a second dose by April 30 (72.7%) versus conventional (66.7%) versus written reminder-only arm (57.1%; P = .003). They also had more timely receipt by day 42 (P < .001) and over time (P < .001).
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] In this low-income, urban, minority population, embedding health literacy information improved the effectiveness of text message reminders in promoting timely delivery of a second dose of influenza vaccine, compared with conventional text messages and written reminder only.
Copyright ? 2015 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] immunizations; influenza; mobile health; reminder-recall; text message
PMID: 25548329 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548329
[h=1]Text Message Reminders for Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine: A Randomized Controlled Trial.[/h] Stockwell MS[SUP]1[/SUP], Hofstetter AM[SUP]2[/SUP], DuRivage N[SUP]3[/SUP], Barrett A[SUP]3[/SUP], Fernandez N[SUP]3[/SUP], Vargas CY[SUP]3[/SUP], Camargo S[SUP]3[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] [h=4]OBJECTIVE:[/h] To determine whether provision of vaccine-health-literacy-promoting information in text message vaccine reminders improves receipt and timeliness of the second dose of influenza vaccine within a season for children in need of 2 doses.
[h=4]METHODS:[/h] During the 2012-2013 season, families of eligible 6-month through 8-year-old children were recruited at the time of their first influenza vaccination from 3 community clinics in New York City. Children (n = 660) were randomly assigned to "educational" text message, "conventional" text message, and "written reminder-only" arms. At enrollment, all arms received a written reminder with next dose due date. Conventional messages included second dose due date and clinic walk-in hours. Educational messages added information regarding the need for a timely second dose. Receipt of second dose by April 30 was assessed by using χ[SUP]2[/SUP] tests. Timeliness was assessed by receipt of second dose by 2 weeks after due date (day 42) using χ[SUP]2[/SUP] and over time using a Kaplan-Meier analysis.
[h=4]RESULTS:[/h] Most families were Latino and publicly insured with no significant between-arm differences between groups. Children in the educational arm were more likely to receive a second dose by April 30 (72.7%) versus conventional (66.7%) versus written reminder-only arm (57.1%; P = .003). They also had more timely receipt by day 42 (P < .001) and over time (P < .001).
[h=4]CONCLUSIONS:[/h] In this low-income, urban, minority population, embedding health literacy information improved the effectiveness of text message reminders in promoting timely delivery of a second dose of influenza vaccine, compared with conventional text messages and written reminder only.
Copyright ? 2015 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] immunizations; influenza; mobile health; reminder-recall; text message
PMID: 25548329 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25548329