My Quest, an Intervention Using Text Messaging to Improve Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors and Promote Weight Loss in Low-Income Women

Griffin, Jamie; Struempler, Barb; Funderburk, Katie; Parmer, Sondra; Tran, Cecilia; Wadsworth, Danielle D.

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2017.09.007

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“…Interventions that encompass the multiple contexts that influence people's choices (i.e. family, school, work, community, culture and society) and related policy arenas, are believed to be crucial for the prevention of comorbidities in children, adolescents, and adults [48,66]. Analysis of post-intervention data shows a broad range of impacts at micro-, meso-and macro-level, without allowing for a conclusive assessment of intervention components in absolute terms, stressing how the extent to which change is influenced by single or combined components is highly contextual.…”

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Integrating nutrition and physical activity promotion: A scoping review

2020

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Background This paper investigates actions that combine nutrition and physical activity which hold potential for 'double duty action' to tackle multiple forms of malnutrition simultaneously. Expanding on previous research on single component actions, we assessed the state of the literature to map integrated interventions across the life course to analyse potential double duty effects, and identify knowledge gaps and needs for future design, implementation, evaluation and research for effective double duty action. Methods A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature was conducted to explore the pathways that extend from combined physical activity and nutrition promotion interventions, with potential synergistic effects on outcomes other than obesity. Electronic databases were searched for studies published between 1 January 2010 and 31 January 2020. Out of 359 articles retrieved, 31 peer-reviewed and 5 grey literature sources met inclusion criteria. Findings from 36 papers reporting on 34 interventions/initiatives were organised into 6 categories, based on implementation across multiple stages of the life course. Double-duty potential was assessed through a further stage of analysis. Findings This review has identified actions that hold potential for tackling not only obesity, but healthy diets, sedentary behaviour and quality of life more generally, as well as actions that explicitly tackle multiple forms of malnutrition. Importantly, it has identified crucial gaps in current methods and praxis that call for further practice-oriented research, in order to better understand and exploit the synergistic effects of integrated interventions on outcomes other than obesity. Conclusions Findings from across implementation settings suggest that even in situations where interventions are aimed at, or framed in terms of, obesity prevention and control, there are

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Integrating nutrition and physical activity promotion: A scoping review

2020

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“…A scientific theory, built into the programme objectives, provided a strong foundation for developing the intervention protocol. Bandura’s SCT was the fundamental basis of several research protocols (Griffin et al., 2018; Stephens et al., 2017). The SCT provided three factors to set the boundary and research scope.…”

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Development, implementation and participant evaluation of combining text messaging and peer group support in a weight management programme for African-American women

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Journal of Research in Nursing

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Background Development of highly accessible interventions that are effective in reducing body weight, preventing weight gain, and maintaining weight loss is urgently needed to solve the current obesity epidemic, especially among African-American women. Aims The purpose of this paper is to describe the development, implementation, and participant evaluation processes of a combined text messaging and peer support group programme to enhance weight management skills among African-American women. Methods The programme’s conceptual framework and operational model were developed to enhance the research design and protocol to support the study rationale and to lay a solid theoretical base for programme implementation. The programme curriculum and schedule were established and embedded into the programme protocol. Results The 16-week text messaging and peer support group intervention was implemented from September 2014 to March 2015. In total, 2089 messages were sent using an online text messaging application. Eight support group sessions were held in the participant’s community centre or community church bi-weekly for approximately one hour. Conclusions This paper provides a blueprint of the methodological aspects and insights from participants’ evaluation of a combined weight management intervention that can be used or adapted by public health nurses and other community health professionals in their work to develop weight management skills among African-American women.

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“…Some overweight, and obese women with low-income background in the US improved their diet and physical activity through the SMS based intervention "MyQuest", resulting in reduced body weight (Griffin et al, 2018). However, nearly half the participants dropped out of the trial.…”

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mHealth – Friend or Foe in Reducing Inequality? A Systematic Literature Review

Jarke¹

2018

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The rising availability of mHealth interventions—such as apps or text-based support—is seen as an unprecedented opportunity to enhance social equality in health matters. Results from various isolated studies support these assumptions, but no attempt has been made to aggregate and synthesise available evidence. This systematic review finds that while some disadvantaged groups can benefit from mHealth, the technology may also increase inequality in certain areas. Especially a low level of education and lower socioeconomic status appear to be barriers to benefit from mHealth. More coordinated research approaches focussing on specific topics and populations within the field of mHealth are needed to create evidence for informing the development of interventions that foster equality instead of expanding the social gap.

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My Quest, an Intervention Using Text Messaging to Improve Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors and Promote Weight Loss in Low-Income Women

Cited by 41 publications

References 18 publications

Integrating nutrition and physical activity promotion: A scoping review

Integrating nutrition and physical activity promotion: A scoping review

Development, implementation and participant evaluation of combining text messaging and peer group support in a weight management programme for African-American women

mHealth – Friend or Foe in Reducing Inequality? A Systematic Literature Review

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