Centralized Reminder/Recall to Increase Immunization Rates in Young Children: How Much Bang for the Buck?

Kempe, Allison; Saville, Alison W.; Beaty, Brenda; Dickinson, L. Miriam; Gurfinkel, Dennis; Eisert, Sheri; Roth, Heather; Herrero, Diana; Trefren, Lynn; Herlihy, Rachel

doi:10.1016/j.acap.2016.11.016

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“…In a study of parent perceptions regarding reminder/recall approaches, parents with lower education and public health insurance for their child were more likely to prefer that reminder/recall notifications come from the health department rather than the child's doctor . Centralized reminder/recall from health departments has also been proven to be more effective in increasing vaccination coverage as well more cost‐effective than practice‐based reminder/recall …”

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confidence: 55%

“…33 Centralized reminder/recall from health departments has also been proven to be more effective in increasing vaccination coverage as well more cost-effective than practice-based reminder/ recall. [34][35][36] Although children with sickle cell anemia had higher vaccination coverage, up to 45% were still not adequately vaccinated against IPD by 16 months of age. This is slightly lower than previously reported;…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among children with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, and normal hemoglobin

Reeves

Jary

Gondhi

et al. 2018

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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confidence: 55%

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confidence: 99%

Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among children with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, and normal hemoglobin

Reeves

Jary

Gondhi

et al. 2018

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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“…The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has executed large-scale C-R/R studies for childhood but not for HPV vaccines. 24,26,27…”

Section: New York State Immunization Information System and Colorado mentioning

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“…18,22,23 Previous trials revealed that C-R/R by using IISs for routine childhood vaccines (ie, not adolescent vaccines) was more effective and cost-effective than practice-based R/R. [24][25][26][27] HPV vaccination is more challenging than other adolescent vaccines 8 because of the need for multiple doses 28 and frequent parent questions 29 or vaccine hesitancy. [30][31][32] Thus, IIS-based C-R/R may not be effective for the HPV vaccine.…”

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Effect of State Immunization Information System Centralized Reminder and Recall on HPV Vaccination Rates

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BACKGROUND: Although autodialer centralized reminder and recall (C-R/R) from state immunization information systems (IISs) has been shown to raise childhood vaccination rates, its impact on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates is unclear. METHODS: In a 4-arm pragmatic randomized controlled trial across 2 states, we randomly selected practices representative of the specialty (pediatrics, family medicine, and health center) where children received care. Within each practice, patients 11 to 17.9 years old who had not completed their HPV vaccine series (NY: N = 30 616 in 123 practices; CO: N = 31 502 in 80 practices) were randomly assigned to receive 0, 1, 2, or 3 IIS C-R/R autodialer messages per vaccine dose. We assessed HPV vaccine receipt via the IIS, calculated intervention costs, and compared HPV vaccine series initiation and completion rates across study arms. RESULTS: In New York, HPV vaccine initiation rates ranged from 37.0% to 37.4%, and completion rates were between 29.1% and 30.1%, with no significant differences across study arms. In Colorado, HPV vaccine initiation rates ranged from 31.2% to 33.5% and were slightly higher for 1 reminder compared with none, but vaccine completion rates, ranging from 27.0% to 27.8%, were similar. On adjusted analyses in Colorado, vaccine initiation rates were slightly higher for 1 and 3 C-R/R messages (adjusted risk ratios 1.07 and 1.04, respectively); completion rates were slightly higher for 1 and 3 C-R/R messages (adjusted risk ratios 1.02 and 1.03, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: IIS-based C-R/R for HPV vaccination did not improve HPV vaccination rates in New York and increased vaccination rates slightly in Colorado. WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Although centralized reminder and recall by phone (autodialer) has been shown to improve childhood vaccination rates, little is known about its impact on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates, particularly when coming from state immunization information systems. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: In a pragmatic randomized clinical trial, immunization information systems-based centralized reminder and recall for the HPV vaccine did not raise HPV vaccination rates in New York and raised rates minimally in Colorado. More intensive but perhaps less scalable interventions are warranted.

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“…11 Mobile health interventions that could be implemented both rapidly and cost-effectively are particularly promising in introducing health prevention interventions in humanitarian settings, given the widespread availability of mobile phones, and as the solutions can be adapted to different contexts. 12 However, while new mHealth interventions are currently undergoing field testing, to date there are no published studies on their full integration in health services provided for refugees. 13 In this paper, we describe a novel mHealth application, HERA App, and discuss the potential uses of mobile technologies in refugee populations.…”

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Leveraging mobile applications in humanitarian crisis to improve health: a case of Syrian women and children refugees in Turkey

Surmeli¹,

Narla

Shields

et al. 2020

Journal of Global Health Reports

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The open-door policy of Turkey has made it an attractive destination for millions of Syrians to escape the war. In Turkey, refugees can utilize health services free of charge, as individuals under temporary protection. However, the low uptake of preventive services including prenatal visits and childhood immunizations is a critical threat to the health of Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens. We designed an open-sourced mobile health (mHealth) platform, (HERA App), for Syrian women and children refugees in Turkey, to increase uptake of available preventive health services. HERA App is uniquely designed to reduce demand-side barriers that refugees encounter in relation to healthcare access and improve outcomes related to vaccine-preventable diseases and maternal health. HERA App provides solutions for healthcare navigation, health education, and behavioral nudges, such as automated reminders to increase timely childhood immunizations and pregnancy related doctor visits. HERA App is the first mHealth solution that has been designed for Syrian refugees in Turkey and is currently still in the data collection phase. We discuss its design and implementation and analyze the enablers and barriers of adoption systems, health systems access, and cultural norms for implementing a demand-side mHealth intervention in this context.

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Centralized Reminder/Recall to Increase Immunization Rates in Young Children: How Much Bang for the Buck?

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Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among children with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, and normal hemoglobin

Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among children with sickle cell anemia, sickle cell trait, and normal hemoglobin

Effect of State Immunization Information System Centralized Reminder and Recall on HPV Vaccination Rates

Leveraging mobile applications in humanitarian crisis to improve health: a case of Syrian women and children refugees in Turkey

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