Physical activity text messaging interventions in adults: A systematic review

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-173

  Buchholz, Susan Weber ^a   Wilbur, Joellen ^a   Ingram, Diana ^a   Fogg, Louis ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Exercise; Intervention study; Mobile phone; Physical activity; Short message service; SMS; Text message

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FITNESS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROCEDURES; TEXT MESSAGING; EXERCISE; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; SMS; TEXT MESSAGE;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TEXT MESSAGING;

CELL PHONE; EXERCISE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE; SMS; TEXT MESSAGE;

EID: 84881103796     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/wvn.12002     Document Type: Review

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