Text4Health: Impact of Text Message Reminder-Recalls for Pediatric and Adolescent Immunizations
Text4Health: Impact of Text Message Reminder-Recalls for Pediatric and Adolescent Immunizations
复制标题
DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2011.300331
复制
发表时间:
2012-02-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Rickert, Vaughn I.
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Stockwell, Melissa S.;Kharbanda, Elyse Olshen;Rickert, Vaughn I.
Objectives. We conducted 2 studies to determine the impact of text message immunization reminder-recalls in an urban, low-income population.Methods. In 1 study, text message immunization reminders were sent to a random sample of parents (n = 195) whose children aged 11 to 18 years needed either or both meningococcal (MCV4) and tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) immunizations. We compared receipt of MCV4 or Tdap at 4, 12, and 24 weeks with age-and gender-matched controls. In the other study, we compared attendance at a postshortage Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib) immunization recall session between parents who received text message and paper-mailed reminders (n = 87) and those who only received paper-mailed reminders (n = 87).Results. Significantly more adolescents with intervention parents received either or both MCV4 and Tdap at weeks 4 (15.4% vs 4.2%; P