Effect of text message reminders to improve paediatric immunisation rates: a randomised controlled quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT: Previous studies have demonstrated that text message reminders can improve pediatric vaccination rates, including low income & diverse settings such as those served by federally qualified health centers. In this study, we aimed to improve compliance with routine childhood immunizations via a text message intervention in a network of urban, federally qualified health centers at a large academic medical center. We targeted parents or guardians of children aged 0-2 years who were overdue or due within 14 days for at least one routine childhood immunization without a scheduled appointment. In Round 1, two versions of a text were compared to a control (no text). In subsequent Rounds, a new text was compared to a control (no text). In each round the content, wording, and frequency of texts chang

SUBMITTER: Rosen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12013542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature