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ArticleAmerican journal of health behavior2016

Texting to Increase Adolescent Physical Activity: Feasibility Assessment.

Debbe Thompson, Dora Cantu, Betsy Ramirez, Karen W Cullen, Tom Baranowski, Jason Mendoza, Barbara Anderson, Russell Jago, Wendy Rodgers, Yan Liu

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Article in American journal of health behavior, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Debbe ThompsonUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. dit@bcm.edu.
Dora CantuUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Betsy RamirezUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Karen W CullenUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Tom BaranowskiUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Jason MendozaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Barbara AndersonDepartment of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Russell JagoCentre for Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Wendy RodgersDepartment of Physical Education and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Yan LiuUSDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

TXT Me: Texting Motivational Messages Encouraging Adolescent PAR21HD066305 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI THOMPSON, DEBORAH I · 2011 to 2012
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NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD066305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveFeasibility trials assess whether a behavior change program warrants a definite trial evaluation. This paper reports the feasibility of an intervention consisting of Self Determination Theory-informed text messages, pedometers, and goal prompts to increase adolescent physical activity.

methodsA 4-group randomized design with baseline and immediate post-study assessments was used. Groups (pedometer; pedometer + goal prompt; pedometer + goal prompt + theory-informed texts; no-treatment control) were systematically varied to assess the additive effect of intervention components on objectively measured physical activity (ie, ActiGraph). The primary outcome of the 12-week intervention was program feasibility. Changes in average daily step counts and minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity also were examined. Post-intervention research with a subset of participants examined program reactions.

resultsParticipants (N = 160) were evenly split by sex, mostly 14-15 years old, and of diverse race/ethnicity. Feasibility criteria were met. The attrition rate was less than 2%. Modest increases in average daily step counts and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity were observed in all groups except the control group. Participants reported positive reactions to the intervention.

conclusionsAn intervention consisting of pedometers, theory-informed texts, and goal prompts, is a feasible and acceptable method for promoting physical activity to adolescents.

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ExerciseText MessagingAdolescentFeasibility StudiesFemaleHealth PromotionHumansMale

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PMID27338994
PMCPMC4922515

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