Use of text messaging services to promote health behaviors in children

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 75-80

  Fassnacht, Daniel B ^a,b   Ali, Kathina ^c   Silva, Cátia ^b   Gonçalves, Sónia ^b   Machado, Paulo P P ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eating behavior; Exercise; Health behavior; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PORTUGAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; TEXT MESSAGING; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PORTUGAL; SCHOOLS; TEXT MESSAGING; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84918505087     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.08.006     Document Type: Article

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