Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 385-391 , November 2008

Use of Text Messaging for Monitoring Sugar-sweetened Beverages, Physical Activity, and Screen Time in Children: A Pilot Study

  • Jennifer R. Shapiro, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jennifer R. Shapiro, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Department of Psychiatry, CB 7160, Chapel Hill, NC 27599; Phone: (919) 966-5262; Fax: (919) 966-4180
    • ,
  • Stephanie Bauer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Psychotherapy Research, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Robert M. Hamer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • ,
  • Hans Kordy, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Psychotherapy Research, University of Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Dianne Ward, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • ,
  • Cynthia M. Bulik, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    • Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 Support for this research project was provided by the Ambulatory Pediatric Association Young Investigator Award; an unrestricted gift from the Gatorade Company for the Get Kids in Action Partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; National Institutes of Health grants 5T32MH19111-15 and DK56350 and an Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung German-American Trans-Coop grant.

PII: S1499-4046(07)00995-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.09.014

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Volume 40, Issue 6 , Pages 385-391 , November 2008

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