Publications by authors named "Carol Taaffe"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to reduce the rate at which patients do not respond to validation letters sent by hospitals, using a redesigned letter that included "nudges" as an intervention.
- A total of 2,855 participants were divided into a control group receiving the standard letter and an intervention group receiving the new version.
- Results showed that the intervention group had a significantly lower non-response rate (19.24%) compared to the control group (23.97%), leading to improved patient compliance with the validation process, which has now been adopted by public hospitals in Ireland.
Background: High vaccination rates are needed to protect against influenza and to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Health authorities need to know if supplementing mass communications with direct correspondence to the community would increase uptake.
Objectives: The primary objective is to determine if sending a single written message directly to individuals increases influenza vaccine uptake, and a secondary objective is to identify any identified content shown to increase influenza vaccine uptake.