People with unhealthy lifestyle behaviours benefit from remote
coaching via mobile technology - Correspondence to: Dr Faryle
Nothwehr Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa,
105 River Street, N424 CPHB, Iowa City, IA52242,USA; - Accepted
22 August 2012 - Published Online First 15 September 2012
Implications for practice and research The study confirms
previous research findings suggesting that behavioural
interventions that encourage goal setting and frequent self-
monitoring can result in significant, positive behavioural
change, even in a population with fairly entrenched behavioural
patterns. Non-targeted behaviours may be affected through a
process of complementary behavioural change. Additional research
is needed to better understand whether and how changes in non-
targeted behaviours occur in adults, as this could lead to more
efficient interventions. Use of mobile technology to encourage
self-monitoring has the potential to provide exceptionally rich
data for researchers studying the behavio