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Digital interventions to promote vaccine uptake among older adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Shuhui Shang, Xiaolong Wang, Enming Zhang, Yumeng Zhang, Yuhan Li, Qiong Fang

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Review in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shuhui ShangSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaolong WangSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Enming ZhangSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yumeng ZhangSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Yuhan LiSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Qiong FangSchool of Nursing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1848-7892

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To systematically evaluate the effect of digital intervention on improving routine vaccination in the elderly and to conduct a comparative analysis of different intervention modalities using network meta-analysis (NMA). Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, The Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, and WanFang Data were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using digital interventions to promote vaccination in older populations from inception to 15 June 2024. We performed a final update of the literature search in May 2025; no additional eligible studies were identified. Two researchers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias in the included studies, and an NMA was performed using RevMan 5.4 and R Studio, PROSPERO Registration Number: CRD42024527483. Results: Eleven RCTs were included. The traditional meta-analysis demonstrated a small but statistically significant increase in influenza vaccination rates ( Conclusion: Digital interventions show a significant, yet highly heterogeneous, positive impact on vaccination rates in older adults. While video-based education showed the highest ranking probability, the current evidence is insufficient to conclude that any specific digital modality is statistically superior to others. Due to the limited included studies, the findings need to be supplemented by more high-quality studies. Future research should focus on newer digital technologies to help the older population keep up with the "digital intelligence era."

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Digital healthnetwork meta-analysisolder adultssystematic reviewvaccination

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PMID41623712
PMCPMC12858736

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