Acceptability of Phone Calls and Texts to Promote Healthy Behaviors Among Spanish-Speaking Hispanics

• Published in: Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 278 - 293
• Main Authors: Jin, Qi, Boyce, Tawny W., Kang, Huining, Nervi, Laura, Sussman, Andrew L., Guest, Dolores D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Health planning; Leisure; Telephone communications; Telephones; Text messaging; Vegetables; health education; minority health; text messaging; healthy lifestyle; Hispanic Americans

Individualized short message service (SMS; i.e., text messages) and/or phone calls (PC) in Spanish were examined as an effective interventional approach to increasing daily fruits and vegetables (F&V) and physical activity (PA) among community-dwelling Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Participants we...