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

• Main Authors: Sharifi, Mona (Author), Dryden, Eileen M (Author), Horan, Christine M (Author), Price, Sarah (Author), Marshall, Richard (Author), Hacker, Karen (Author), Finkelstein, Jonathan A (Author), Taveras, Elsie M (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 mobile technologies to su...