Published on in Vol 4, No 1 (2016): Jan-Mar

Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study

Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study

Automated Behavioral Text Messaging and Face-to-Face Intervention for Parents of Overweight or Obese Preschool Children: Results From a Pilot Study

Lisa Militello   1 * , PhD,MPH ;   Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk   1 * , PhD,PMHNP ;   Eric B. Hekler   2 * , PhD ;   Leigh Small   3 * , PhD ;   Diana Jacobson   4 * , PhD

1 The Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH, United States

2 Arizona State University, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Phoenix, AZ, United States

3 Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, Richmond, VA, United States

4 Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Phoenix, AZ, United States

*all authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Lisa Militello, PhD,MPH
  • The Ohio State University
  • College of Nursing
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  • Email: militello.14@osu.edu