Vaccines (Sep 2022)

Using ELEFIGHT<sup>®</sup> QR Codes for Quick Access to Information on Influenza Burden and Prevention: A Pilot Study in Lyon University Hospital

  • Nagham Khanafer,
  • Sylvain Oudot,
  • Catherine Planckaert,
  • Nathalie Paquin,
  • Camille Mena,
  • Nadège Trehet Mandel,
  • Roland Chapurlat,
  • Catherine Lombard,
  • Géraldine Martin-Gaujard,
  • Laurent Juillard,
  • Christelle Elias,
  • Audrey Janoly-Dumenil,
  • Anne Jolivot,
  • Meriem Benazzouz,
  • Margot Maligeay,
  • Marie-Pierre Ayala,
  • Diana Ismail,
  • Philippe Vanhems

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10101591
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 10
p. 1591

Abstract

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(1) Background: The Vaccine Coverage Rate of influenza remains low and omnichannel efforts are required to improve it. The objective was to evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of a QR Code nudging system in outpatient departments. (2) Methods: The study was performed in 6 departments ensuring ambulatory activities in a French university Hospital between November and December 2021. By scanning QR codes, users accessed anonymously to the ELEFIGHT® web app, which provides medical information on influenza and invites them to initiate a discussion about influenza prevention with their physicians during the consultation. (3) Results: 351 people made 529 scans with an average reading time of 1 min and 4 s and a conversion rate of 32%, i.e., people willing to engage in a discussion. (4) Conclusions: The study suggests that direct access to medical information through QR codes in hospitals might help nudge people to raise their awareness and trigger their action on influenza prevention.

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