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  • Digital Health Interventions
  • Behavioral Science
  • Mobile Health (mHealth)

Background:

  • Text messaging programs, utilizing short message service (SMS), show promise in modifying health behaviors.
  • Current programs often employ automated or interactive messages to guide users through behavior change processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide comprehensive guidance on developing effective text messaging programs for health behavior modification.
  • To outline a structured approach for designing and implementing SMS-based health interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the guide based on authors' extensive experience in designing, developing, and evaluating text messaging programs.
  • Literature review to inform the guidance and ensure evidence-based recommendations.

Main Results:

  • Key development steps include formative research, program design, message pretesting, and iterative revision.
  • Successful program development requires understanding the target audience and specific health behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • The outlined steps offer a framework to facilitate the creation of robust SMS-based behavior change programs.
  • Implementing this guide can enhance the efficacy of digital health interventions for public health improvement.