Objective: to design and validate a text messages database promote breastfeeding. Materials methods: quantitative research, instruments validation type done in three phases: (1) creation of from documental analysis, (2) content with experts, (3) comprehension tests pregnant maternal women. The analyzed information was SPSS version 22. Results: the final had 96 messages, submitted phase particip...

BACKGROUND Hispanic adults in the United States are at particular risk for diabetes and inadequate blood pressure control. Physical activity improves these health problems; however Hispanic adults also have a low rate of recommended aerobic physical activity. To address improving physical inactivity, one area of rapidly growing technology that can be utilized is text messaging (short message se...

BACKGROUND Mobile health (mHealth) has been posited to contribute to the reduction in health gaps and has shown fast and widespread growth in developing countries. This growth demands understanding of, and preparedness for, local cultural contexts. OBJECTIVE To describe the design and validation of text messages (short message service, SMS) that will be used for an mHealth behavioral change i...

The aim was to compare the effectiveness of untailored text messages for smoking cessation to tailored text messages delivered at a higher frequency. From February 2007 to August 2009, 2030 users of an internet-based smoking cessation program with optional text message support aged 15-25 years were consecutively randomized to versions of the program that offered either tailored or untailored te...

Background: Reading and typing text messages while driving seriously impairs driving performance and are prohibited activities in many jurisdictions. Hong Kong is a bilingual society and many people write in both Chinese and English. As the input methods for text messaging in Chinese and English are considerably different, this study used a driving simulator approach to compare the effects of r...