Joo Nam-Seok, Kim Bom-Taeck
Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
J Telemed Telecare. 2007;13(8):416-20. doi: 10.1258/135763307783064331.
We conducted a community-based anti-obesity programme using mobile phone short message service (SMS) messaging. A total of 927 participants were recruited and visited a public health centre for initial assessment. Mobile phones were used to deliver short messages about diet, exercise and behaviour modification once a week. After a 12-week anti-obesity programme they visited the public health centre again. Four hundred and thirty-three subjects (47%) successfully completed their weight control programme. There were mean reductions of weight, waist circumference and body mass index of 1.6 kg (P < 0.001), 4.3 cm (P < 0.001) and 0.6 kg/m(2) (P < 0.001), respectively. Over two-thirds of the subjects had a reduction in waist circumference of 5-7.5 cm. A post-intervention survey showed that the majority of participants were satisfied with the weekly SMS messages and information brochures delivered by post. SMS messaging may be an effective method of behaviour modification in weight control and anti-obesity health education programmes when promoted by community health centres.
我们开展了一项基于社区的使用手机短信服务（SMS）的抗肥胖计划。总共招募了927名参与者，并让他们前往公共卫生中心进行初始评估。每周通过手机发送有关饮食、运动和行为改变的短信。在进行了为期12周的抗肥胖计划后，他们再次前往公共卫生中心。433名受试者（47%）成功完成了体重控制计划。体重、腰围和体重指数的平均降幅分别为1.6千克（P<0.001）、4.3厘米（P<0.001）和0.6千克/平方米（P<0.001）。超过三分之二的受试者腰围减少了5至7.5厘米。干预后的一项调查显示，大多数参与者对每周通过短信发送的信息以及通过邮寄送达的宣传册感到满意。当由社区卫生中心推广时，短信服务可能是体重控制和抗肥胖健康教育计划中一种有效的行为改变方法。
