Title: Behavior change interventions delivered by mobile telephone short-message service

Authors: Fjeldsoe, B.S. and Marshall, A.L. and Miller, Y.D.

Place: [Amsterdam]

Publisher: Elsevier

Year: 2009

Journal: American journal of preventive medicine (AJPM)

Volume: Vol. 36, No. 2

PAGE: 165--173

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, health education, behaviour modification

Abstract: This paper reviews research conducted to examine mobile phone short-message services (SMS) for delivering health behavior change interventions. The review suggests that SMS-delivered interventions have positive short-term behavior outcomes, however further high quality research is needed.

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19135907

Document type: E-article