TY - JOUR AU - Collins, Tracie C. AU - Dong, Frank AU - Ablah, Elizabeth AU - Parra-Medina, Deborah AU - Cupertino, Paula AU - Rogers, Nicole PY - 2014 TI - Text Messaging to Motivate Exercise Among Latino Adults at Risk for Vascular Disease: A Pilot Study, 2013 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E192 VL - 11 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - In 2013, we administered a 15-item survey to determine the extent of text message usage among Latino adults in Kansas; for a subset of the survey participants, we also conducted a 6-week pilot trial to determine the effect of text messaging on exercise behaviors. Among the 82 survey participants, 78% had unlimited text messaging. At baseline, all trial participants were at the stage of contemplation; at 6 weeks, one (9%) trial participant remained at the contemplation stage and the other 10 (91%) participants progressed to the action/maintenance/termination stage. Use of text messaging to motivate exercise is feasible and potentially efficacious among Latinos. SN - 1545-1151 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140219 DO - 10.5888/pcd11.140219 ER -