Weight-related SMS texts promoting appropriate pregnancy weight gain: A pilot study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 256-260

  Pollak, Kathryn I ^a,b   Alexander, Stewart C ^b,c   Bennett, Gary ^a,d   Lyna, Pauline ^a   Coffman, Cynthia J ^b,c   Bilheimer, Alicia ^a   Farrell, David ^e   Bodner, Michael E ^a,f   Swamy, Geeta K ^b   Østbye, Truls ^a,b  

^a DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e People Designs ^*  (United States)

^f TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Texting; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXT MESSAGING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84908254030     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.07.030     Document Type: Article

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