Daily motivational text messages impact on college students’ nutritional awareness and physical activity levels

Hardan-Khalil, Kholoud; Costa, Christine B.; Fisher, Dennis G.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2020.1869748

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“…The most common intervention type combines an educational component (e.g., lectures, leaflets) and reinforcement through instant messages. Six studies (Nam and Cha, 16 Lua et al, 20 Sandrick et al, 21 Castro et al, 22 , Dillon et al, 23 and Hardan-Khalil et al 24 ) adopted this kind of intervention, 3 (Nam and Cha, 16 Lua et al, 20 and Dillon et al 23 ) of which with a passive control that did not receive any intervention (this makes it impossible to separate the educational component from the messages), while 2 (Sandrick et al 21 and Hardan-Khalil et al 24 ) had a control group that received the educational portion of the intervention but not the messages and 1 (Castro et al 22 ) did not have a control group (i.e., a “before and after” study).…”

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“…Physical activity was the only outcome measure in twelve (Cavallo et al, 14 Nam and Cha, 16 Alshahrani et al, 17 Pope et al, 18 Pope and Gao, 19 Lua et al, 20 Sandrick et al, 21 Hardan-Khalil et al, 24 Mandic et al 27 , Wang et al, 28 Gilbert et al 29 , and Todorovic et al 31 ) of the 19 studies. In 2 articles (Rote et al 15 and Figueroa et al 26 ), participants’ daily steps were measured, which could also be considered as a form of physical activity measurement.…”

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“…The most common method of measuring physical activity or sedentary behavior was self-reporting through questionnaires. This method was used in 14 studies (Cavallo et al, 14 Nam and Cha, 16 Alshahrani et al, 17 Lua et al, 20 Sandrick et al, 21 Castro et al, 22 Dillon et al, 23 Hardan-Khalil et al, 24 Cotten and Prapavessis, 25 Figueroa et al, 26 Wang et al, 28 Gilbert et al, 29 Todorovic et al, 31 and Keahey et al 32 ), that is, nearly three-quarters of all studies reviewed. The most frequently used questionnaire is the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), often in its short form (IPAQ Short Form or IPAQ-S).…”

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“…In 14 (Cavallo et al, 14 Rote et al, 15 Nam and Cha, 16 Alshahrani et al, 17 Pope et al, 18 Lua et al, 20 Sandrick et al, 21 Castro et al, 22 Hardan-Khalil et al, 24 Figueroa et al 26 , Wang et al, 28 Gilbert et al, 29 Zhang et al, 30 and Todorovic et al 31 ) out of the 19 studies (approximately 74%), outcomes were measured exclusively at baseline and at the end of the intervention. Three studies (Pope et al, 18 Pope and Gao, 19 and Cotten and Prapavessis 25 ) added other interim measurements taken at regular intervals during the course of the intervention period, allowing assessment of the changes over time.…”

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“…Some studies did not implement interventions focused only on physical activity promotion, but instead were multi-component interventions. Five studies (Lua et al, 20 Sandrick et al, 21 Hardan-Khalil et al, 24 Cotten and Prapavessis 25 , and Wang et al 28 ) included interventions to change eating behavior in order to promote healthier eating patterns. One study (Nam and Cha 16 ) evaluated the component of the physical activity intervention as part of a series of strategies aimed at reducing the symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome in students.…”

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Promotion of Physical Activity Among University Students With Social Media Or Text Messaging: A Systematic Review

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Lo Bue,

Mariotti

et al. 2024

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Regular physical exercise lowers the risk of all-cause mortality and various chronic diseases. New technologies, such as smartphones and social media, have been used successfully as health promotion tools in college populations. The purpose of this study was to conduct a systematic review of studies examining the effectiveness of interventions that used modern technologies, as with social media or text messaging, to promote physical activity or reducing sedentary behavior in college students. The systematic review was conducted on the PubMed and SCOPUS databases, considering studies published from 2012 to 2022. For a total of 19 articles selected, an evidence table was drawn up, and the quality of the studies was assessed using the PRISMA checklist. The interventions differed enormously in design, from the strategies implemented to the types of outcome considered. Fifteen of the 19 studies demonstrated an improvement in participants’ physical activity levels, 3 studies found no such improvement, and 1 reported a worsening of baseline activity levels. Interventions to improve college students’ physical activity levels through the use of social media and/or text messaging tend to be effective. However, many factors can influence the effectiveness of such interventions. For example, a gender-related difference emerged in student participation, and the interventions proved more effective if they were accompanied by the creation of social groups.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Determinants of the compliance to the physical activity guidelines by university students

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2023

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Improving student diet and food security in higher education using participatory and co-creation approaches: a systematic review

Assilian,

Dehove,

Charreire

et al. 2024

Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act

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Background Higher education students are an important target group for public health nutrition interventions. When designing tailored and contextually relevant interventions, participatory and co-creation approaches are increasingly recognized as promising but their use and effectiveness has not been assessed in this type of population. We systematically reviewed interventions aiming to improve dietary quality and/or food security in higher education settings with the aims 1) to identify and describe their participatory and co-creation approaches and 2) to compare the effectiveness of interventions using or not using participatory and co-creation approaches. Methods Our search in PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, EMBASE was performed in January 2023 and yielded 3658 unique records, out of which 42 articles (66 interventions) were included. Effectiveness of interventions was assessed at the individual level (longitudinal evaluations) or at the group level (repeated cross-sectional evaluations). A five-level classification was used to describe a continuum of engagement from students and other partners in the intervention design and implementation: no participation (level one), consultation, co-production, co-design and co-creation (levels two to five). To synthetize effectiveness, comparisons were made between studies without participation (level one) or with participation (levels two-five). Results Ten (24%) out of 42 studies used a participatory and co-creation approach (levels two-five). Studies using a participatory and co-creation approach reported a positive finding on individual-level outcome (i.e. overall diet quality or food group intake or food security) in 5/13 (38%) intervention arms (vs 13/31 or 42% for those without participation). Studies using a participatory and co-creation approach reported a positive finding on group-level outcomes (i.e. food choices in campus food outlets) in 4/7 (57%) (vs 8/23 or 35% in those without participation). Conclusions Participatory and co-creation approaches may improve the effectiveness of nutrition interventions in higher education settings but the level of evidence remains very limited. More research is warranted to identify best co-creation practices when designing, implementing and evaluating nutritional interventions in the higher education setting. Trial registration PROSPERO registration number CRD42023393004.

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Daily motivational text messages impact on college students’ nutritional awareness and physical activity levels

Cited by 5 publications

References 29 publications

Promotion of Physical Activity Among University Students With Social Media Or Text Messaging: A Systematic Review

Promotion of Physical Activity Among University Students With Social Media Or Text Messaging: A Systematic Review

Determinants of the compliance to the physical activity guidelines by university students

Improving student diet and food security in higher education using participatory and co-creation approaches: a systematic review

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