2022
DOI: 10.2196/37579
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Text Message Reminders to Improve Immunization Appointment Attendance in Alberta, Canada: The Childhood Immunization Reminder Project Pilot Study

Abstract: Background Vaccine coverage for 18-month-old children in Canada is often below the recommended level, which may be partially because of parental forgetfulness. SMS text message reminders have been shown to potentially improve childhood immunization uptake but have not been widely used in Alberta, Canada. In addition, it has been noted that language barriers may impede immunization service delivery but continue to remain unaddressed in many existing reminder and recall systems. … Show more

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“…It concludes that the results have implications for the design and possible effectiveness of other grant or incentive programs to improve health and healthcare-seeking habits. [51] To encourage the completion of children's immunization doses in Canada (Alberta), SMS reminders that include a link to immunization information available on the web in different languages were sent to alert parents of their child's immunization visit at 18 months-concluding that the study supports the use of SMS text message reminders as a convenient and effective means of minimizing parental noncompliance and decreasing the likelihood of missed appointments. [52] Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in collars with or without voice call reminders did not directly increase child compliance and timeliness through DTP3.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…It concludes that the results have implications for the design and possible effectiveness of other grant or incentive programs to improve health and healthcare-seeking habits. [51] To encourage the completion of children's immunization doses in Canada (Alberta), SMS reminders that include a link to immunization information available on the web in different languages were sent to alert parents of their child's immunization visit at 18 months-concluding that the study supports the use of SMS text message reminders as a convenient and effective means of minimizing parental noncompliance and decreasing the likelihood of missed appointments. [52] Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in collars with or without voice call reminders did not directly increase child compliance and timeliness through DTP3.…”
Section: Refmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[49], [24], [14], [25], [26], [27], [28], [31], [32], [47] 2022 7 [22], [23], [33], [34], [39], [48], [51] 3. Analysis of the results obtained.…”
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“…VHC relies on SMS to remind and recall parents about their infants’ immunization appointments. This service has shown a remarkable capacity for illness management [ 2 ] and increasing attendance for health services [ 3 , 10 ] in developing countries since the majority of families are of lower socio-economic status and commonly use low-cost cellphones with text-only plans. The use of SMS reminders has effectively increased vaccination coverage for various immunization programs worldwide [ 2 , 8 , 11 , 12 , 13 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A review of the literature shows that several studies, including those by Ehlman et al [ 14 ], Ekhaguere et al [ 15 ], Kagucia et al [ 16 ], MacDonald et al [ 10 ], and Mekonnen et al [ 17 ], have predominantly used randomized controlled trials to examine the effectiveness of SMS reminders and recalls in improving childhood vaccination coverage. However, there has been limited research on the acceptance of SMS reminders and recalls in the healthcare sector.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%