Assessment of mobile device and SMS Use for Diet and Exercise Information Among Rural Mexican-American adolescents.
This is a pilot study regarding the use of mobile technology and short message service (SMS) for diet and exercise among rural Mexican American adolescents (RMAA). Authors used convenience sampling to recruit RMAA seeking care at a rural healthcare clinic and conducted three focus groups (n=12). Content analysis was used to identify categories and subcategories. Participants applied diet and exercise information in their lives based on an interaction with community and through the use of use mobile devices. Culturally sensitive use of mobile devices and SMS may be a tool to provide rural adolescent populations with resources.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. Electronic address: jen.collins@ttuhsc.edu.
Jennifer L
JL
Collins
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.
Jane Dimmitt
JD
Champion
D000293:Adolescent; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
Adolescent health; Diet; Exercise; Mobile technology; Qualitative study; SMS