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. 2022 Aug 3;2022(8):CD015270. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015270

Santos 2021.

Study characteristics
Methods 
  • Study design: randomised controlled experiments

  • Type of publication: research letter

  • Setting and dates:large Pennsylvania health system, December 2020 to January 2021

  • Country: USA

  • Language: English

Interventions
  • Intervention: 

    • Email, that framed the decision to be vaccinated by noting that many US residents and fellow employees had chosen to be vaccinated, i.e. social norms,

    • Email reframing risks of COVID‐19 vaccine as small

  • Delayed control: email received 3 days later

Population 
  • Population: healthcare workers

  • Age: 18 and older

  • Gender: NR

  • Ethnicity: NR

  • Number of participants (recruited/allocated/evaluated): 9273

  • Inclusion criteria: Employees of the Geisinger Health System, who had not scheduled a COVID‐19 vaccination

Outcomes Primary outcome: 
  • Percentage of participants registered on the vaccination scheduling portal


Secondary outcomes:
  • Number of employees who opened emails after 3 days 

  • Number of employees who clicked scheduling links after 3 days

Notes Funding: NR
COI: None