Response enhancing strategy | Target population | Time a | Costs b | Implementation issues |
---|---|---|---|---|
Standard method | Total | Average | Average | Printing and folding invitation letters is time consuming |
1. Invitation and/or reminders by e-mail | Young | Low | Low | E-mail address often unknown, computer skilled personnel necessary |
2. Translated RS | Migrant | Average | High | Costly and time consuming when not targeted |
3. Extended information letter | Total | Average | Average | Overload of information may provide opposite effect |
4. Local media attention | Total | Average | Average | Willingness (local) media channels required |
5. Reminder by SMS | Young | Average | Average | Mobile phone numbers sometimes unknown, computer skilled personnel necessary |
6. Reminder by telephone | Total | High | Average | Motivated personnel necessary, unavailability of patients during office hours |
7. Pop-up reminders GP computer system | Total | High | Average | Manually entering reminders is time consuming, motivated GP necessary, time consuming during consultation hours |
8. Information gathering general practice | Low SES or migrant | Average | High | Motivated personnel necessary, targeted population difficult to reach |
9. Self-management toolkits | Young | Average | High | Self-management skills patients necessary, preferably with feedback results to GP |
10. E-mail reminder increased risk patients | Young | Average | Average | Feedback from online RS to GP necessary, computer skilled personal necessary |