J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2022 Nov-Dec;62(6):1885-1890.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.07.005. Epub 2022 Jul 14.
Community pharmacies use text message communications for information regarding approaching refills and fill status. Patients can also be notified regarding annual influenza vaccine availability and schedule an appointment for the vaccine.
This study aimed to evaluate whether text message communications affected patient presentation and resulted in a percent increase of patients receiving an influenza vaccine compared with previous vaccine season and to determine whether additional vaccines are administered upon presentation.
Ambidirectional study retrospectively analyzed the impact, nationally, of a new text message communication on influenza vaccinations at a large community pharmacy chain and prospectively surveyed patients receiving an influenza vaccine at 2 geographically similar pharmacies of the chain in Southwest Virginia. Text message communications regarding vaccine and appointment availability were sent to patients at the age of 18 years and older who opted in to text message communications and received an influenza vaccine with the chain during the 2019-2020 influenza season. Vaccine data from consecutive seasons were compared. Eligible patients in Southwest Virginia were surveyed about how they were informed about availability, previous intent to receive an influenza vaccine, applicability to other vaccines, and effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on vaccination. Results were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate analyses.
Nationally, influenza vaccines administered increased by 17.45% in patients who permitted text message communication and overall by 13.22% after implementation. Decreases in co-administered pneumococcal vaccines and tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis vaccines and an increase in co-administered zoster vaccines were observed. A total of 111 patients were surveyed; 4% presented owing to text message communication. A majority were intent on receiving the vaccine before being notified and reported that the pandemic did not affect presentation. Notably, 45.05% of patients were likely to receive routine vaccines if notified by text message.
Text message communications are another viable way to increase vaccinations, but further studies should be conducted outside of a pandemic setting.
社区药店使用短信通讯来提供有关即将到来的药品补充和配药状态的信息。患者也可以收到有关年度流感疫苗供应情况的通知，并预约接种疫苗。
本研究旨在评估短信通讯是否会影响患者就诊，并与上一个流感疫苗接种季节相比，使接受流感疫苗的患者百分比有所增加，以及确定就诊时是否会接种其他疫苗。
这项双向研究回顾性分析了全美范围内一家大型连锁社区药店新的短信通讯对流感疫苗接种的影响，并前瞻性调查了弗吉尼亚州西南部两家地理位置相似的连锁店中接受流感疫苗接种的患者。年龄在 18 岁及以上、选择接受短信通讯并在 2019-2020 流感季节接种流感疫苗的患者会收到有关疫苗和预约可用性的短信通讯。比较了连续几个季节的疫苗数据。弗吉尼亚州西南部的合格患者接受了调查，内容涉及他们是如何得知疫苗供应情况的、之前是否打算接种流感疫苗、对其他疫苗的适用性，以及 2019 冠状病毒病大流行对疫苗接种的影响。使用双变量和多变量分析来分析结果。
全美范围内，允许短信通讯的患者中流感疫苗接种量增加了 17.45%，总体增加了 13.22%。同时观察到联合使用肺炎球菌疫苗、破伤风、白喉和百日咳疫苗的数量减少，带状疱疹疫苗的使用量增加。共调查了 111 名患者，其中 4%因短信通讯而就诊。大多数患者在接到通知前就有接种疫苗的意愿，并表示大流行没有影响他们的就诊。值得注意的是，如果通过短信通知，45.05%的患者可能会接种常规疫苗。
短信通讯是增加疫苗接种的另一种可行方式，但应在大流行环境之外进行进一步研究。
