Text to move: A randomized controlled trial of a text-messaging program to improve physical activity behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Agboola, Stephen ^a,b,c   Jethwani, Kamal ^a,b,c   Lopez, Lenny ^d   Searl, Meghan ^e   O'Keefe, Sandra ^b   Kvedar, Joseph ^a,b,c  

^a Partners Health System   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Engagement; Mobile phones; Pedometers; Physical activity; Text messaging; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CELL PHONES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEXT MESSAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84996636635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6439     Document Type: Article

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