Feasibility and Effectiveness of an Automated Bilingual Text Message Intervention for Weight Loss: Pilot Study

Julia K Kolodziejczyk   ^{1, 2, 3} , MS, PhD Candidate ;   Gregory J Norman   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Angelica Barrera-Ng   ^{1, 2} ;   Lindsay Dillon   ^{1, 2} , MPH ;   Simon Marshall   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Elva Arredondo   ³ , PhD ;   Cheryl L Rock   ² , PhD, RD ;   Fred Raab   ^{1, 2} , AAS ;   William G Griswold   ⁴ , PhD ;   Mark Sullivan   ^{1, 2} , MS ;   Kevin Patrick   ^{1, 2} , MD, MS

¹ Center for Wireless & Population Health Systems (CWPHS), Qualcomm Institute/Calit2, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States

² Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States

³ Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States

⁴ Computer Science & Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States