Development of Participant-Informed Text Messages to Promote Physical Activity Among African American Women Attending College: A Qualitative Mixed-Methods Inquiry

Overview

Journal J Transcult Nurs

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialties Nursing
Social Sciences

Date 2016 Apr 21

PMID 27093904

Citations 14

Authors

Jasmine M Reese

Rodney P Joseph

Andrea Cherrington

Jeroan Allison

Young-Il Kim

Bonnie Spear

Gwendolyn Childs

Tina Simpson

Nefertiti H Durant

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a participant-informed technology-based physical activity (PA) promotion tool for young overweight and obese African American (AA) women. A mixed-method 3-phase study protocol design was used to develop text messages to promote PA in AA women attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the Spring of 2013. Nominal focus groups and a 2-week pilot were used to generate and test participant-developed messages. Participants ( n = 14) had a mean age of 19.79 years ( SD = 1.4) and mean body mass index of 35.9 ( SD = 5.926). Focus group data identified key themes associated with the use of text messages to promote PA including message frequency, length, tone, and time of day. Participants preferred text messages that were brief, specific, and time sensitive. Results showed that text messaging was a feasible and acceptable strategy to promote PA in overweight and obese AA women in a university setting.

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