Mobile MyPlate: A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Provide Nutrition Education and Promote Better Dietary Choices in College Students

Brown, Onikia; O’Connor, Lauren; Savaiano, Dennis A.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2014.899233

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“…The positive feedback received through both quantitative and qualitative questions mirrored results of other studies using text messaging in nutrition education programs. 18,19,35,36 For example, in a study exploring the feasibility of using text messaging as a data collection tool to monitor an infant feeding intervention program in rural China, participants who took part in the text messaging survey gave a median acceptability rating of 4 on a 5-point scale (1=disliked very much and 5=liked very much). 36 Results of the current study add to the body of literature demonstrating that this format is an appropriate way to reach diverse at-risk populations.…”

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confidence: 99%

Multi-site trial using short mobile messages (SMS) to improve infant weight in low-income minorities: Development, implementation, lessons learned and future applications

Banna

Campos

Gibby³

et al. 2017

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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confidence: 99%

Multi-site trial using short mobile messages (SMS) to improve infant weight in low-income minorities: Development, implementation, lessons learned and future applications

Banna

Campos

Gibby³

et al. 2017

Contemporary Clinical Trials

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“…[5][6][7] SMS has been used to promote a range of health behaviors, such as smoking cessation; weight loss; physical exercise; nutrition guidance; self-management of diabetes mellitus, asthma and hypertension; HIV prevention; and medication compliance. [8][9][10] In assessing the use of SMS as the main tool for health behavior intervention, many studies have shown that SMS plays a role in the main results. [11][12][13][14] As a simple and cost-effective tool for providing medication reminders, SMS has been used by several healthcare services.…”

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Cell phone–based health education messaging improves health literacy

Zhuang

Xiang²,

Han

et al. 2016

Afr H. Sci.

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Background: The ubiquity of cell phones, which allow for short message service (SMS), provides new and innovative opportunities for disease prevention and health education. Objective: To explore the use of cell phone-based health education SMS to improve the health literacy of community residents in China. Methods: A multi-stage random sampling method was used to select representative study communities and participants ≥ 18 years old. Intervention participants were sent health education SMSs once a week for 1 year and controls were sent conventional, basic health education measures. Health literacy levels of the residents before and after the intervention were evaluated between intervention and control groups. Results: Public health literacy scores increased 1.5 points, from 61.8 to 63.3, after SMS intervention for 1 year (P<0.01); the increase was greater for males than females (2.01 vs. 1.03; P<0.01) and for Shenzhen local residents than non-permanent residents (2.56 vs. 1.14; P<0.01). The frequency of high health literacy scores was greater for the intervention than control group (22.03% to 30.93% vs. 22.07% to 20.82%). With health literacy as a cost-effective index, the cost-effectiveness per intervention was 0.54. Conclusion: SMS may be a useful tool for improving health literacy.

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“…Result of this rewiev found that text messages are effective in antenatal health knowledge and awareness, increasing nutrition knowledge and creating behavioral changes in the fight against obesity among the individuals (27,28,37,38).…”

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Text Messages Based Interventions for Pregnant Women’s Health: Systematic Review

Balcı

Kadıoğlu

2019

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence for the effectiveness of text message-based randomized controlled studies for the health of pregnant women. Methods: We searched the following databases from 2005 and 2015, using databases Google Scholar, Pubmed, Ovid, Cochrane Library. The question of this systematic review; what are results of text message-based interventions on the health of pregnant women? Total of 15 articles was received that met the inclusion criteria for the study. After each full article was read, fifteen articles were included in this review. Results: Text message were effective on smoking cessation, weight control, diabetes management, motherhood readiness, developing negative attitudes towards alcohol consumption. Conclusion: This systematic review suggests use of text message is more practical and cost-effective method for promoting the health of pregnant women and they had a positive effect on health practices of pregnant women.

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Mobile MyPlate: A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Provide Nutrition Education and Promote Better Dietary Choices in College Students

Abstract: Texting repeated messages appears to be an acceptable and effective way to increase nutrition knowledge and promote positive diet-related behaviors in college students.

Cited by 98 publications

References 27 publications

Multi-site trial using short mobile messages (SMS) to improve infant weight in low-income minorities: Development, implementation, lessons learned and future applications

Multi-site trial using short mobile messages (SMS) to improve infant weight in low-income minorities: Development, implementation, lessons learned and future applications

Cell phone–based health education messaging improves health literacy

Text Messages Based Interventions for Pregnant Women’s Health: Systematic Review

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