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Effectiveness of recall systems for improving influenza vaccination coverage in children with oncohematological malignancies

2010; Landes Bioscience; Volume: 6; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4161/hv.6.2.10253

1554-8619

Valerio Cecinati, Susanna Esposito, Barbara Schicchitano, Giancarlo Vecchio, Doriana Amato, Claudio Pelucchi, Momcilo Jankovic, Domenico De Mattia, Nicola Principi,

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

In order to verify whether a telephone recall system directly managed by the pediatricians who usually follow up the children for their cancer, with influenza vaccine administered in the oncological clinic, is more effective than an anonymous recall system, 205 children with oncohematological malignancies were randomised to one of three intervention strategies for increasing influenza vaccination coverage. The results showed that all of the strategies were useful in increasing influenza vaccination coverage, but the efficacy of recall was optimal only in the children who had completed chemotherapy since less than six months.