Article de revue
Impact of appointment reminders on vaccination coverage at an urban clinic.
OBJECTIVE: To test if appointment reminders blinded to immunization status improve kept-appointment and vaccination coverage rates. Design. Controlled trial. SETTING: Pediatric clinic serving a low-income community in New York City. INTERVENTION: Children ages 4 through 18 months (n = 1273) scheduled sequentially for clinic appointments were systematically assigned to 1 of 4 study groups: control (n = 346)/ postcard (n = 314)/ telephone call (n = 307)/ and postcard and telephone call (n = 306). OUTCOME MEASURES: Kept-appointment and vaccination coverage rates. RESULTS: Children assigned to the postcard and telephone group were 1.75 times more likely to keep their appointments than controls (95% confidence interval CI = 1.2- 2.5). Children who actually received the postcard and telephone reminders were 2.3 times more likely to keep an appointment than controls (95% CI = 1.4- 3.7). Children who kept appointments were 2.3 times more likely to be up-to-date with their immunizations (95% CI = 1.7- 3.2). The remind
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2000
Journal
Pediatrics
Volume
4 Suppl
Type
Article de revue
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