Promoting health behaviour in Portuguese children via Short Message Service
The efficacy of a text-messaging programme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4228464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cátia Silva (0009-0003-0737-1760, University of Minho), Daniel B Fassnacht (0000-0001-6542-5008, University of Minho), Kathina Ali (0000-0002-5169-0553, University of Minho), Sónia Gonçalves (0000-0003-1047-1503, University of Minho), Eva Conceição (0000-0002-1982-5796, University of Minho), Ana Vaz (0000-0002-7084-0094, University of Minho), Ross D Crosby (0000-0001-9131-1629, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo, ND, USA), Paulo Pp Machado (0000-0003-4277-9203, University of Minho) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 806-815 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105315577301 |
| PMID | 26032797 |
| OpenAlex | W1835661779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
A Short Message Service programme was adapted to monitor three health behaviours and provide supportive feedback. The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme to increase fruit/vegetable consumption and physical activity and to decrease screen time. A total of 139 Portuguese children, aged 8-10 years, grouped by classroom, were randomly assigned to an intervention (8 weeks of monitoring/feedback) or a control condition. Participants had their key behaviours assessed at baseline, post-intervention and follow-up. A three-level hierarchical linear model was developed. Results showed that the monitoring and feedback programme significantly increased fruit and vegetable consumption over time
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |