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Text Messaging for Exercise Promotion in Older Adults...

Text Messaging for Exercise Promotion in Older Adults...

An article published in the Journal of Medical Internet research (JMIR)

7 January 2016
From the article objective: "The main objective was to examine the short- and long-term effects of SMS text messaging on exercise frequency in older adults. Secondary objectives were to investigate how SMS text...
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Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS...

13 June 2016
From the summary article: Mobile devices have increasingly penetrated our life and have become one of the study subjects in clinical informatics. Well-designed randomized trials are rarely used for these studies. A recent publication in the telemedicine journal and e-health tested the utility of Fitbit, a wearable device, in comparison with SMS messaging in prompting overweight and obese adults to increase their physical activity [5]. Sixty-seven adults enrolled in the study. The results suggest that a Fitbit and SMS mixed approach achieves a small increase in moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity at a 6-week follow-up, and SMS reminders are insufficient in increasing physical activity beyond 1 week.
Text Message and Internet Support for Coronary Heart...

Text Message and Internet Support for Coronary Heart...

An article from the Journal of Medical Internet Research

21 October 2015
From the PubMed abstract: "Mobile technology has the potential to deliver behavior change interventions (mHealth) to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) at modest cost. Previous studies have focused on single...
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Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS...

Wearable Sensor/Device (Fitbit One) and SMS...

An article from the Telemedicine Journal

3 October 2015
From the PubMed Abstract: "Studies have shown self-monitoring can modify health behaviors, including physical activity (PA). This study tested the utility of a wearable sensor/device (Fitbit® One™; Fitbit...
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The Walking Interventions Through Texting (WalkIT) Trial

The Walking Interventions Through Texting (WalkIT) Trial

Article from the Journal of Medical Internet Research

14 September 2015
From the PubMed abstract: "Participants enrolled in a 2x2 factorial RCT and were assigned to one of four semi-automated, text message-based walking interventions. Experimental components included adaptive versus...
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