Pilot Text Message for Influenza Vaccination
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Influenza |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Immunology / Infectious Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 10/3/2013 |
| Start Date: | January 2013 |
| End Date: | June 2013 |
| Contact: | Melissa Stockwell, MD MPH |
| Email: | mss2112@columbia.edu |
| Phone: | 212-342-5732 |
Pilot Study of Text Message Reminders for Flu Vaccine For Adults
Influenza is an important and potentially preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, yet
only 46% of U.S. adults were vaccinated by the end of the 2011-12 influenza season despite
influenza vaccination being widely recommended, effective, and safe. Influenza vaccination
rates are even lower in racial/ethnic minority groups. In order to address the problem of
low influenza vaccination rates in minority adults, we plan to build on the well-accepted
practice of immunization recall-reminders and the emerging practice of using text message to
pilot the feasibility of using text messaging to improve influenza vaccination coverage
rates in a low health literacy, largely minority, publicly insured adult population.
Inclusion Criteria:
- > or = 18 years of age,
- at least one visit to the AIM clinic during the previous year
- a cell phone number in the registration system
- fluent in English or Spanish. Exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria:
- Receipt of influenza vaccination during the 2012-2013 influenza season prior to
randomization.
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