ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2015
Vaccination attitudes and mobile readiness: A survey of expectant and new mothers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of studies that measure parental vaccine attitudes and beliefs in childhood vaccination.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Parent and family characteristics associated with reported pediatric influenza vaccination in a sample of Canadian digital vaccination platform users. An exploratory, cross-sectional study in the 2018-2019 influenza season.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
- Possibilities, Problems, and Perspectives of Data Collection by Mobile Apps in Longitudinal Epidemiological Studies: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Evaluation of digital vaccine card in nursing practice in vaccination room.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2019Article
- Immunization and technology among newcomers: A needs assessment survey for a vaccine-tracking app.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2018Article
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- Barriers and facilitators to the use of an immunization application: a qualitative study supplemented with Google Analytics data.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2017Article
- Modernizing Immunization Practice Through the Use of Cloud Based Platforms.Journal of medical systems · 2017Article
- Educating parents about the vaccination status of their children: A user-centered mobile application.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- Can mobile technologies improve on-time vaccination? A study piloting maternal use of ImmunizeCA, a Pan-Canadian immunization app.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Article
- An evaluation of the feasibility and usability of a proof of concept mobile app for adverse event reporting post influenza vaccination.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2016Article
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Abstract
Sub-optimal vaccination coverage and recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases serve as a reminder that vaccine hesitancy remains a concern. ImmunizeCA, a new smartphone app to help track immunizations, may address several reasons for not vaccinating. We conducted a study to describe demographic variables, attitudes, beliefs and information sources regarding pediatric vaccination in a sample of childbearing women who were willing to download an immunization app. We also sought to measure their current mobile usage behaviors and determine if there is an association between participant demographics, attitudes, beliefs and information sources regarding pediatric vaccination and mobile usage. We recruited participants using a combination of passive and active methods at a tertiary care hospital in Ottawa, Canada. We used surveys to collect demographic information, examine attitudes, behavior, and information sources regarding immunization and self-reported mobile phone usage. A total of 54 women participated. The majority had positive attitudes toward vaccination (96%) and intended to vaccinate their children (98%). Participants were interested in information on pediatric vaccination (94%), and found information from public health the most reliable and accessible (78%). Participants also trusted immunization information from their doctor or nurse and public health (83%) more than other sources. There was variability in participant use of mobile apps for other purposes. The median participant mobile readiness score was 3.2. We found no significant associations between participant age, behavior and attitudes regarding vaccination and mobile readiness scores. This is the first evaluation of mobile readiness for a smartphone app to track immunizations. Our findings suggest that there exists an opportunity to provide reliable information on vaccination through mobile devices to better inform the public, however predictors of individual engagement with these technologies merits further study.
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