Published on in Vol 8, No 11 (2020): November

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/18364, first published .
Gamified Text Messaging Contingent on Device-Measured Steps: Randomized Feasibility Study of a Physical Activity Intervention for Cancer Survivors

Gamified Text Messaging Contingent on Device-Measured Steps: Randomized Feasibility Study of a Physical Activity Intervention for Cancer Survivors

Gamified Text Messaging Contingent on Device-Measured Steps: Randomized Feasibility Study of a Physical Activity Intervention for Cancer Survivors

Michael C Robertson   1, 2 , MPH ;   Elizabeth J Lyons   3 , PhD, MPH ;   Yue Liao   1, 4 , PhD, MPH ;   Miranda L Baum   1 , MA ;   Karen M Basen-Engquist   1 , PhD, MPH

1 Department of Behavioral Science, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United States

2 Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, United States

3 Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX, United States

4 Department of Kinesiology, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Karen M Basen-Engquist, PhD, MPH
  • Department of Behavioral Science
  • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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  • Email: kbasenen@mdanderson.org