Fassnacht Daniel B, Ali Kathina, Silva Cátia, Gonçalves Sónia, Machado Paulo P P
Department of Psychology, James Cook University, Singapore; Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Unit, CIPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University, Canberra School of Psychology, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2015 Jan-Feb;47(1):75-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2014.08.006. Epub 2014 Oct 2.
To examine adherence to, satisfaction with, and preliminary efficacy of mobile phone short message service (SMS) to promote health behaviors in school-aged children.
A total of 49 children (aged 8-10 years) were randomized by school classes into a monitoring vs no-monitoring group. All children participated in 2 educational group sessions that focused on health behaviors: the advantages of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity, and decreasing screen time. The monitoring group also reported daily behavior using SMS and received supportive feedback for 8 weeks.
Children submitted 61% of the required SMS, which indicated good adherence to the intervention. A number of children (95%) reported being satisfied with the program. Analyses of covariance indicated increase in fruit and vegetable consumption (χ² [2] = 7.27; P < .05) and a decrease in screen time (χ² [2] = 6.79; P < .05).
The current SMS intervention was a useful tool to monitor and promote health behaviors in children.
研究手机短信服务（SMS）在促进学龄儿童健康行为方面的依从性、满意度及初步疗效。
将49名8至10岁儿童按班级随机分为监测组和非监测组。所有儿童均参加了2次以健康行为为重点的教育小组课程：增加水果和蔬菜摄入量及体育活动、减少屏幕使用时间的益处。监测组还通过短信每日汇报行为，并在8周内收到支持性反馈。
儿童提交了61%的所需短信，表明对干预措施的依从性良好。许多儿童（95%）表示对该项目满意。协方差分析表明，水果和蔬菜摄入量增加（χ²[2]=7.27；P<.05），屏幕使用时间减少（χ²[2]=6.79；P<.05）。
当前的短信干预是监测和促进儿童健康行为的有用工具。
