Evaluate Health Coaching Support in Technology-based Interventions for Meeting Health Goals

Evaluate Health Coaching Support in Technology-based Interventions for Goal Setting (PEC 15-470)

This was a pilot evaluation conducted to test procedures for a possible future trial and provide preliminary insights regarding whether text messages sent to Veterans could help support nutrition and/or physical activity health goals. For the purposes of the pilot, the goal was to enroll one participant.

The investigators prepared procedures for a one-group pilot intended to evaluate the delivery of automated text messages to Veterans. Completion of this pilot will provide preliminary insights regarding the delivering automated text messages focused on nutrition and/or physical activity health goals, and potential impacts on outcomes like self-efficacy, goal commitment, and health confidence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient at designated VA site
• Ownership of a cellular phone
• Over age 18
• Pre-screened by their primary care physician for study inclusion for medical contraindication to physical activity and diet change

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient outside designated VA site
• Non-ownership of a cellular phone
• Under age 18
• Not pre-screened by their primary care physician for study inclusion for medical contraindication to physical activity and diet change or deemed ineligible to participate by primary care physician