Influenza
Conditions
Keywords
Influenza vaccination
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALtext message
Sponsors
Columbia University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt of an influenza vaccine dose | March 31, 2013 | Proportion of individuals in each group receiving an influenza dose by the end of the influenza season |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed