Journal article
A randomized trial of the effectiveness of computer-generated telephone messages in increasing immunization visits among preschool children.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of computer-generated telephone reminder and recall messages in increasing preschool immunization visits. DESIGN: Randomized- controlled trial. SETTING: Fourteen counties in urban and rural Georgia. STUDY PARTICIPANTS: Children (N = 8002) who were younger than 2 years/ had telephone numbers listed in preexisting computerized immunization databases/ and were due or late for immunization(s) during the 4-month enrollment period. INTERVENTION: Households of children were randomized to receive or not receive a general or vaccine-specific computer-generated telephone reminder or recall message the day before the child was due- or immediately after randomization if the child was late. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The rates of immunization visits during the 30-day follow-up period. RESULTS: Of the 4636 children whose households were randomized to receive a message- 1684 (36.3%) visited the health department within 30 days compared with 955 (28.4%) of the 3366 children whose households
Languages
- English
Publication year
1994
Journal
Archives of pediatrics \& adolescent medicine
Volume
9
Type
Journal article
Categories
- Data
Tags
- ICT
