Journal article
Text Messaging as a Tool to Increase Physical Activity in College Students
The Physical educator, Vol.71(3), pp.442-458
22 Sep 2014
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of text messaging with pedometer intervention for increasing physical activity of college students. Using a two-group prospective randomized intervention-based design, the researchers gave 201 college students pedometers and divided them into intervention and control groups. The intervention group received motivational text messages for 10 weeks; the control group received none. Pre- and post-measures included height, weight, and waist circumference. Daily step counts were collected at three intervals. Total standardized steps were not significantly different between groups. Steps for resident students were higher than for commuter students, suggesting that residents had higher levels of physical activity (p = .003). Text messaging was not effective in increasing physical activity when used with pedometers.
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- Title
- Text Messaging as a Tool to Increase Physical Activity in College Students
- Creators
- Laura R. Munoz - University of the Incarnate WordKevin La France - University of the Incarnate WordDaniel Dominguez - University of the Incarnate WordKathleen Goei - University of the Incarnate WordSharon Herbers - University of the Incarnate WordM. Danielle Gunter - University of the Incarnate WordDavid Fike - University of the Incarnate WordWilliam Carleton - University of the Incarnate WordAnnette Etnyre - University of the Incarnate WordCynthia Richardson - University of the Incarnate WordDavid Allwein - University of the Incarnate WordMaureen Rauschhuber - University of the Incarnate WordGary Norgan - University of the Incarnate WordRenee Moore - University of the Incarnate WordLisa Marquise - University of the Incarnate WordMary Elaine Jones - University of the Incarnate Word
- Publication Details
- The Physical educator, Vol.71(3), pp.442-458
- Publisher
- Sagamore Publ Llc
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Identifiers
- 991021448157604721
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