The influence of social networking sites on health behavior change: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2014693 citationsReviewbronze Open Access

Authors

Liliana Laranjo · Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Amaël Arguel · UNSW Sydney

Ana Luísa Neves · Universidade do Porto

Aideen Gallagher · UNSW Sydney

Ruth Kaplan · Royal Hospital for Women

Nathan Mortimer · UNSW Sydney

Guilherme A Mendes

Abstract

Our study showed a positive effect of SNS interventions on health behavior-related outcomes, but there was considerable heterogeneity. Protocol registration The protocol for this systematic review is registered at http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO with the number CRD42013004140.

Topics & Keywords

Social Media in Health Education Impact of Technology on Adolescents Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volume 22, Issue 1, pp. 243-256

DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002841

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 52.76