title: Text messaging to motivate exercise among Latino adults at risk for vascular disease: a pilot study, 2013.
abstract: In 2013, we administered a 15-item survey to determine the extent of text message usage among Latino adults in Kansas; for a subset of the survey participants, we also conducted a 6-week pilot trial to determine the effect of text messaging on exercise behaviors. Among the 82 survey participants, 78% had unlimited text messaging. At baseline, all trial participants were at the stage of contemplation; at 6 weeks, one (9%) trial participant remained at the contemplation stage and the other 10 (91%) participants progressed to the action/maintenance/termination stage. Use of text messaging to motivate exercise is feasible and potentially efficacious among Latinos.
authors.affiliation: Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita, 1010 N. Kansas, Ste 1410, Wichita, KS 67214. Telephone: 316-293-2630. E-mail: tcollins2@kumc.edu.
authors.forename: Tracie C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ablah
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Institute for Health Promotion Research, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Parra-Medina
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cupertino
authors.affiliation: Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, Kansas.
authors.forename: Carolyn R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Ahlers-Schmidt
mesh_terms: D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D060145:Text Messaging