Journal
HEALTH INFORMATICS JOURNAL
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 235-250Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1460458212442422
Keywords
eHealth; IT healthcare evaluation; mobile health; pervasive technologies; telecare
Funding
- National Research Service Award from NINR/NIH [1F31 NR012599]
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Nearly 68% of American adults are obese or overweight. Mobile devices such as mobile phones have emerged as a mode of intervention delivery to help people improve their health, particularly in relation to weight loss. This literature review examines the relationship between the use of short message service (SMS) text messaging as an intervention medium and weight loss. Results from this literature review (n = 14) suggest that SMS as an intervention tool for weight loss is still in its infancy. Initial results are promising but continued investigation is needed. We offer several recommendations for future research.
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