Going Mobile: Delivering Behavioural Support via SMS Text Messages

Felix Naughton, Stephen Sutton

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Abstract

Health organisations, charities, pharmaceutical companies, and health services are increasingly delivering information and support by SMS text message to help us change our health behaviours. For example, the British Heart Foundation provide a ‘Heart Health’ texting support service for people wanting to either become more active, eat healthier or give up smoking. So what do we know about the potential of text messaging to deliver behavioural support?
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-29
Number of pages3
JournalThe European Health Psychologist
Volume13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2011

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