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Título: | Use of text messaging services to promote health behaviors in children |
Autor(es): | Fassnacht, Daniel Benjamin Ali, Kathina Silva, Cátia Sofia Botelho Gonçalves, Sónia Machado, Paulo P. P. |
Palavras-chave: | Health behavior Eating behavior Exercise Text messaging |
Data: | Jan-2015 |
Editora: | Elsevier Science Inc |
Revista: | Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior |
Resumo(s): | Objective: To examine adherence to, satisfaction with, and preliminary efficacy of mobile phone short message service (SMS) to promote health behaviors in school-aged children.Methods: A total of 49 children (aged 8-10 years) were randomized by school classes into a monitoring vs nomonitoring group. All children participated in 2 educational group sessions that focused on health behaviors: the advantages of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity, and decreasing screen time. The monitoring group also reported daily behavior using SMS and received supportive feedback for 8 weeks.Results: Children submitted 61% of the required SMS, which indicated good adherence to the intervention. A number of children (95%) reported being satisfied with the program. Analyses of covariance indicated increase in fruit and vegetable consumption (chi(2) [2] = 7.27; P < .05) and a decrease in screen time (chi(2) [2] = 6.79; P < .05).Conclusions and Implications: The current SMS intervention was a useful tool to monitor and promote health behaviors in children. |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/52153 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.08.006 |
ISSN: | 1499-4046 |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso restrito autor |
Aparece nas coleções: | CIPsi - Artigos (Papers) |
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