ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
'Not to Be Harsh but Try Less to Relate to 'the Teens' and You'll Relate to Them More': Co-Designing Obesity Prevention Text Messages with Adolescents.
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- Communicating physical activity messages with adolescents: what works? A scoping review with stakeholder consultation.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
- The Development of a Text Messaging Platform to Enhance a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program: Observational Process Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Striking the right balance: co-designing the Health4Me healthy lifestyle digital health intervention with adolescents.Research involvement and engagement · 2023Article
- An SMS Text Message-Based Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Adolescents With Obesity: Qualitative Co-Design Process.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Text Messages and Financial Incentives to Increase Physical Activity in Adolescents With Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: Web-Based Group Interviews to Inform Intervention Design.JMIR diabetes · 2022Article
- Co-Produce, Co-Design, Co-Create, or Co-Construct-Who Does It and How Is It Done in Chronic Disease Prevention? A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Codesign of a cardiovascular disease prevention text message bank for older adults.Patient education and counseling · 2021Article
- Shifting From Tokenism to Meaningful Adolescent Participation in Research for Obesity Prevention: A Systematic Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Text messages remain a preferred way for adolescents to communicate, and recent evidence suggests adolescents would like access to digital healthcare options. However, there is limited evidence for text messages to engage adolescent populations in obesity prevention behaviors. We aimed to co-design a bank of text messages that are evidence-based, acceptable, and engaging for adolescents. An established iterative mixed methods process, consisting of three phases, was used to develop the text message program. The first bank of 145 text messages was drafted based on current evidence, behavior change techniques, and input from researchers and health professionals. A survey was then administered to adolescents and professionals for review of text message content, usefulness, understanding, and age-appropriateness. An adolescent research assistant collaborated with the research team on all three phases. Forty participants (25 adolescents and 15 professionals) reviewed the initial bank of 145 text messages. On average, all reviewers agreed the text messages were easy to understand (13.6/15) and useful (13.1/15). In total, 107 text messages were included in the final text message bank to support behavior change and prevent obesity. This study may guide other researchers or health professionals who are seeking to engage adolescents in the co-design of health promotion or intervention content. Effectiveness of the text message program will be tested in a randomized controlled trial.
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