Mobile MyPlate: A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Provide Nutrition Education and Promote Better Dietary Choices in College Students

Autor/inn/en	Brown, Onikia N.; O'Connor, Lauren E.; Savaiano, Dennis
Titel	Mobile MyPlate: A Pilot Study Using Text Messaging to Provide Nutrition Education and Promote Better Dietary Choices in College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 62 (2014) 5, S.320-327 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2014.899233
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Nutrition Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Food; Knowledge Level; Eating Habits; Undergraduate Students; Intervention; Health Promotion; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Comparative Analysis; Gender Differences; Health Education; Statistical Analysis; Student Surveys; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nutrition education; Ernährungserziehung; Computerkonferenz; Telekommunikationstechnik; Lebensmittel; Wissensbasis; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Statistische Analyse; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	Objective: To evaluate the acceptance and effectiveness of repetitive nutrition-related text messages on college students' nutrition knowledge and fruit and vegetable consumption. Participants: One hundred fifty undergraduate (18-24 years old) non-health major students with a texting mobile phone. Methods: The intervention group received biweekly text messages of the MyPlate icon and the United States Department of Agriculture's Dietary Guidelines (DGs) for 7 weeks. The control group received the same information in a mailed brochure. A pre and post online survey assessed the students' knowledge and behavior. Results: The intervention resulted in greater MyPlate food group recognition (p < 0.05) compared with control and a trend toward improved knowledge of the DGs. In the intervention group, fruit consumption was elevated (p < 0.05) and a trend toward elevated vegetable consumption was determined. No gender differences in intervention effectiveness exist. Conclusion: Texting repeated messages appears to be an acceptable and effective way to increase nutrition knowledge and promote positive diet-related behaviors in college students. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10