SynthesisBMC medical informatics and decision making2012
Barriers to the use of reminder/recall interventions for immunizations: a systematic review.
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- Barriers to childhood immunization in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Patient reminder and recall interventions to improve immunization rates.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Achieving change in primary care--causes of the evidence to practice gap: systematic reviews of reviews.Implementation science : IS · 2016Pooled it
- Nationwide demonstration of improved COVID-19 vaccination uptake through behavioural reminders.Nature human behaviour · 2025Trial
- Effect of vaccine reminder and tracker bracelets on routine childhood immunization coverage and timeliness in urban Pakistan (2017-18): a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Centralized Reminder/Recall to Increase Influenza Vaccination Rates: A Two-State Pragmatic Randomized Trial.Academic pediatrics · 2020Trial
- Coaching primary care clinics for HPV vaccination quality improvement: Comparing in-person and webinar implementation.Translational behavioral medicine · 2019Trial
- Using mobile phone Re-call notification as a primary care practice to improve vaccination uptake for children under five in baghdad, Iraq, 2022.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Mobile Vaccine Uptake (MoVeUP): a randomized effectiveness trial for a vaccine communication app.Vaccine: X · 2026Article
- A patient-centered interactive voice response system for supporting self-management in kidney transplantation: design and field testing.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Article
- Improving dementia care: insights from audit and feedback in interdisciplinary primary care sites.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- The potential for centralized reminder/recall to increase immunization rates: A national survey of immunization information systems (IIS) managers.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Physicians' Use of Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Adult Vaccination Uptake.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of vaccine reminder and tracker bracelets on routine childhood immunization coverage and timeliness in urban Pakistan: protocol for a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Randomized controlled trial of centralized vaccine reminder/recall to improve adult vaccination rates in an accountable care organization setting.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
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- Receipt and effectiveness of influenza vaccination reminders for adults, 2011-2012 season, United States.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2018Article
- Barriers, facilitators, and potential strategies for increasing HPV vaccination: A statewide assessment to inform action.Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2018Article
- Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff perspectives.BMC family practice · 2018Article
- A systematic review on reminder systems in physical therapy.Caspian journal of internal medicine · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough many studies have demonstrated the benefits of reminder/recall (RR) measures to address patient under-immunization and improve immunization coverage, they are not widely implemented by healthcare providers. We identified providers' perceived barriers to their use from existing literature.
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of relevant articles published in English between January 1990 and July 2011 that examined the perceptions of healthcare providers regarding barriers to tracking patient immunization history and implementing RR interventions. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Academic Search Premier, and PsychINFO. Additional strategies included hand-searching the references of pertinent articles and related reviews, and searching keywords in Google Scholar and Google.
resultsTen articles were included; all described populations in the United States, and examined perceptions of family physicians, pediatricians, and other immunization staff. All articles were of moderate-high methodological quality; the majority (n=7) employed survey methodology. The most frequently described barriers involved the perceived human and financial resources associated with implementing an RR intervention, as well as low confidence in the accuracy of patient immunization records, given the lack of data sharing between multiple immunization providers. Changes to staff workflow, lack of appropriate electronic patient-tracking functionalities, and uncertainty regarding the success of RR interventions were also viewed as barriers to their adoption.
conclusionsAlthough transitioning to electronic immunization records and registries should facilitate the implementation of RR interventions, numerous perceived barriers must still be overcome before the full benefits of these methods can be realized.
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