Vaccine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Text message reminders for timely routine MMR vaccination: A randomized controlled trial.
Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination is important for preventing disease outbreaks, yet pockets of under-vaccination persist. Text message reminders have been employed successfully for other pediatric vaccines, but studies examining their use for MMR vaccination are limited. This study assessed the impact of text message reminders on timely MMR vaccination. ⋯ Text message reminders improved timely MMR vaccination of high-risk children without a baseline one-year visit.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The effect of various types of patients' reminders on the uptake of pneumococcal vaccine in adults: A randomized controlled trial.
Invasive pneumococcal disease is one of the most important vaccine-preventable diseases threatening the adult community due to missed opportunities for vaccination. This study compares the effect of three different types of patient reminder system on adulthood Streptococcus pneumoniae immunization in a primary care setting. ⋯ Use of electronic text reminders via e-mails and mobile phones seems to be a feasible and sustainable model to increase pneumococcal vaccination rates in a primary care center.