Parental and provider preferences and concerns regarding text message reminder/recall for early childhood vaccinations.
Prev Med
; 57(2): 75-80, 2013 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23624252
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess parental, provider, and medical staff opinions about text message reminder/recall for early childhood vaccination.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and March 2011 among 200 parents of 6-59 month-old children, 26 providers, and 20 medical staff at four academically-affiliated pediatric practices in New York City with text messaging experience. Survey questions addressed interest in, preferences for, and concerns/barriers related to vaccine-related text message reminder/recall.RESULTS:
Parents were primarily Latino, Spanish-speaking, and had a high school education or less. Most parents owned a text message-enabled cell phone (89%) and used text messaging services (97%). While 84% had never received health-related text messages, 88% were comfortable receiving them. Nearly all parents reported interest in receiving reminder/recall text messages, many endorsing them over phone calls and/or letters. Preferences included personalization, interactivity, and multiple messages. While 25% of parents had no concerns, 38% were concerned about incorrect numbers; only 6% worried about cost. Providers and staff were also supportive of vaccine-related text messages. Their biggest concerns were correct cell phone numbers, appointment availability, and increased call volume.CONCLUSION:
Text message reminder/recall for early childhood vaccination was widely supported. Important barriers were identified that should be addressed to maximize their effectiveness.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pais
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Vacinação
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Sistemas de Alerta
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Consentimento dos Pais
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Envio de Mensagens de Texto
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article