Text4Diet: A randomized controlled study using text messaging for weight loss behaviors

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 412-417

  Shapiro, Jennifer R ^a   Koro, Tina ^a   Doran, Neal ^b,c   Thompson, Sheri ^a,d   Sallis, James F ^a,b   Calfas, Karen ^a,b   Patrick, Kevin ^a,b  

^a Santech Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Palomar Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet; Mobile phone; Obesity; Physical activity; SMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THERAPY; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; DIET, REDUCING; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84868300492     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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