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ArticleThe European journal of general practice2023

Impact of a patient reminder letter from their general practitioners on influenza vaccination: A quasi-experimental study in Paris, France.

Laurent Rigal, Louciné Sarkhanova, Pascaline Mourey, Sylvain Paquet, Virginie Ringa, Henri Panjo, Christine Gautier, Hector Falcoff

Open access · goldAbstract readControlled Clinical Trial
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Article in The European journal of general practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laurent RigalParis-Saclay University, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, Villejuif, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6807-2738
Louciné SarkhanovaGeneral Practice Department, Paris-Saclay University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Pascaline MoureyGeneral Practice Department, Paris-Saclay University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Sylvain PaquetParis-Saclay University, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, Villejuif, France.
Virginie RingaParis-Saclay University, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, Villejuif, France.
Henri PanjoParis-Saclay University, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, Villejuif, France.
Christine GautierCPAM, Paris, France.
Hector FalcoffCPTS Paris 13, Paris, France.
Inserm · FRUniversité Paris-Saclay · FRUniversité Sorbonne Paris Nord · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSeasonal influenza vaccination coverage levels remain too low in many countries.

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the impact of a reminder letter from their general practitioner (GP) on patients' influenza vaccination.

methodsEligible patients for this controlled non-randomised study were the vulnerable categories targeted by the 2019-2020 national health insurance fund (NHIF) vaccination campaign, on the lists of 14 GPs from three practices in Paris (France) and unvaccinated on January 2, 2020 (mid-campaign). The choice of practices and assigning five GPs to the intervention arm were made for convenience. At mid-campaign, GPs in the intervention arm sent a standardised letter reminding each eligible patient to be vaccinated. In the control arm, GPs worked as usual. The intervention effect, calculated from the NHIF databases, was estimated by the difference between the groups in their vaccination coverage at the end of the campaign, with a linear mixed model adjusted for age, sex, chronic disease (at the patient level) and medical practice (at the GP level).

resultsThe vaccination coverage at the end of the campaign was 14.7% in the intervention group (

conclusionReminder letters could help increase influenza vaccination coverage.

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General PractitionersInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesFranceHumansParisVaccinationInfluenza VaccinesFrancegeneral practiceInfluenza vaccinesreminder systemsvaccination coverage

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