Chatbot-Delivered Online Intervention to Promote Seasonal Influenza Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Receiving seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) is important for adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are few robust evaluations of tailored interventions for improving SIV uptake among adults 65 years or older.

Objective

To evaluate the relative efficacy of a stages of change (SOC)-tailored online intervention compared with a standard, non-SOC-tailored online intervention in increasing SIV uptake among Hong Kong residents 65 years or older.

Design, setting, and participants

This nonblinded parallel-group randomized clinical trial was conducted between December 1, 2021, and July 31, 2022, in Hong Kong, China. Eligible participants were 65 years or older, had Cantonese- and/or Mandarin-speaking skills, were community-dwelling, had Hong Kong residency, w

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10495860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature