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New research<\/a> published in Diabetes Care shows that text messaging support may be conducive to clinically significant weight loss for patients with prediabetes.\u00a0 The study, which evaluated 163 adult patients from Sam Sandos Westside Family Health Center of the Denver Health integrated health care system, found that mean weight reduction was 0.6 pounds in the control group vs. 2.6 pounds in the intervention group. \u00a0Seventeen patients in the control group lost 3% of baseline weight vs. 30% in the intervention group.\u00a0 No significant difference was seen in 5% decrease in weight from baseline.<\/p>\n

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The intervention included six text messages per week, grouped around a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) curriculum theme. \u00a0The messages fell into the following categories: skill teaching, motivation, stress reduction, specific recipes, links to additional website resources, and activity promotion messages. \u00a0The control group, similar to the intervention group, had access to all standard-of-care weight-loss resources at Denver Health, including DPP classes and appointments with a nutritionist or nurse, but did not receive text messages. \u00a0Participants were weighed at baseline and 12 months.<\/p>\n

The specific intervention is very important.\u00a0 The researchers did not create new curriculum; rather, they used the DPP curriculum and distributed it via text messaging.\u00a0 Similar results<\/a> have been found in other studies, which leads us to believe that the power is in text messaging.\u00a0 Since 90% of all text messages are read within 3 minutes, it only makes sense that distributing content via text messaging improves the chances that it is read and consumed, which leads to better outcomes.\u00a0 No matter how great content may be, the ability for health education to impact behavior is limited by whether or not an individual actually reads the information.\u00a0 Unlike email, text messages have extremely high open and read rates, which ensure that the content reaches the user.\u00a0 It is research like this that builds the foundation of Wellable\u2019s Health Content<\/a> platform, which includes the distribution of quality consumer-oriented health content via text messaging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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