Melissa S. Stockwell|Annika M. Hofstetter|Nathalie DuRivage|A. H. Barrett|Nadira Fernandez|Celibell Y. Vargas|Stewin Camargo
Text Message Reminders for Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Pediatrics and Genetics|Columbia University Irving Medical Center|NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital|Pediatrics and Genetics|NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital|Pediatrics and Genetics|Pediatrics and Genetics|Pediatrics and Genetics|Pediatrics and Genetics|Pediatrics and Genetics
objective determine whether provision vaccinehealthliteracypromoting information text message vaccine reminders improves receipt timeliness second dose influenza vaccine within season children need 2 doses methods 20122013 season families eligible 6month 8yearold children recruited time first influenza vaccination 3 community clinics new york city children n 660 randomly assigned educational text message conventional text message written reminderonly arms enrollment arms received written reminder next dose due date conventional messages included second dose due date clinic walkin hours educational messages added information regarding need timely second dose receipt second dose april 30 assessed using 2 tests timeliness assessed receipt second dose 2 weeks due date day 42 using 2 time using kaplanmeier analysis results families latino publicly insured significant betweenarm differences groups children educational arm likely receive second dose april 30 727 versus conventional 667 versus written reminderonly arm 571 p 003 also timely receipt day 42 p amplt 001 time p amplt 001 conclusions lowincome urban minority population embedding health literacy information improved effectiveness text message reminders promoting timely delivery second dose influenza vaccine compared conventional text messages written reminder