Effect of a Counseling Session Bolstered by Text Messaging on Self-Selected Health Behaviors in College Students: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Janice Sandrick   ¹ , RD, LDN, PhD ;   Doreen Tracy   ¹ , RD, LDN, MS ;   Arn Eliasson   ² , MD ;   Ashley Roth   ¹ , RD, LDN, MS ;   Jeffrey Bartel   ³ , PhD ;   Melanie Simko   ¹ , BS, RD, LDN ;   Tracy Bowman   ¹ , RD, LDN, MS ;   Karen Harouse-Bell   ¹ , RD, LDN, MS ;   Mariam Kashani   ² , DNP, CRNP ;   Marina Vernalis   ² , DO

¹ Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, United States

² Integrative Cardiac Health Project, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, United States

³ Psychology Program, Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA, United States