Developing and Pretesting a Text Messaging Program for Health Behavior Change: Recommended Steps

BackgroundA growing body of evidence demonstrates that text messaging-based programs (short message service [SMS]) on mobile phones can help people modify health behaviors. Most of these programs have consisted of automated and sometimes interactive text messages that guide a...

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Main Authors: Abroms, Lorien C, Whittaker, Robyn, Free, Caroline, Mendel Van Alstyne, Judith, Schindler-Ruwisch, Jennifer M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2015-12-01
Series:JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Online Access:http://mhealth.jmir.org/2015/4/e107/