Table 2 Contents of interventional text messages
Message type | Examples |
|---|---|
Warning | • Warning for excessive calorie intake, extra snacks, high amount of sugar or alcohol consumption. • Lack of daily activity • Imbalance of food intake based on food group: for example, heavy intake of fruit or grains and insufficient intake of protein. |
Education | • Card-type mini-educational messages according to the weekly meal pattern; for example, food exchange table, nutrition facts, calories of restaurant food, GI index, and the relationship between exercise and level of blood glucose. |
Confirmation | • Verification of previous warning and educational messages • Feedback on daily practice • Instruction and assessment of weekly practice content |
Encouragement | • Encouraging message to minimize the drop-out rate • Encouraging message for positive changes in diet or body weight, etc. |