Abstract
In 2013, we administered a 15-item survey to determine the extent of text message usage among Latino adults in Kansas; for a subset of the survey participants, we also conducted a 6-week pilot trial to determine the effect of text messaging on exercise behaviors. Among the 82 survey participants, 78% had unlimited text messaging. At baseline, all trial participants were at the stage of contemplation; at 6 weeks, one (9%) trial participant remained at the contemplation stage and the other 10 (91%) participants progressed to the action/maintenance/termination stage. Use of text messaging to motivate exercise is feasible and potentially efficacious among Latinos.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 140219 |
| Journal | Preventing chronic disease |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
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- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health Policy
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Text messaging to motivate exercise among latino adults at risk for vascular disease : A pilot study, 2013. / Collins, Tracie C.; Dong, Frank; Ablah, Elizabeth; Parra-medina, Deborah M; Cupertino, Paula; Rogers, Nicole; Ahlers-Schmidt, Carolyn R.
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AU - Cupertino, Paula
AU - Rogers, Nicole
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