Leveraging Text Messaging and Mobile Technology to Support Pediatric Obesity-Related Behavior Change: A Qualitative Study Using Parent Focus Groups and Interviews

Leveraging Text Messaging and Mobile Technology to Support Pediatric Obesity-Related Behavior Change: A Qualitative Study Using Parent Focus Groups and Interviews

BackgroundText messaging (short message service, SMS) is a widely accessible and potentially cost-effective medium for encouraging behavior change. Few studies have examined text messaging interventions to influence child health behaviors or explored parental perceptions of m...

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Main Authors: Sharifi, Mona, Dryden, Eileen M, Horan, Christine M, Price, Sarah, Marshall, Richard, Hacker, Karen, Finkelstein, Jonathan A, Taveras, Elsie M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2013/12/e272/

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