ArticleTranslational behavioral medicine2014
Social support for physical activity-role of Facebook with and without structured intervention.
Article in Translational behavioral medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02971813 (Feasibility of a Social Media Intervention for Exercise Motivation and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility of a Social Media Intervention for Exercise Motivation and Cardiac Rehabilitation Adherence
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identifying Social Media-Based Interactions That Help Adults to Adhere to Weight Loss Goals: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Systematic review of social media interventions for smoking cessation.Addictive behaviors · 2017Pooled it
- Implementation of a workplace physical activity intervention in child care: process evaluation results from the Care2BWell trial.Translational behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Social Network Analysis of the Effects of a Social Media-Based Weight Loss Intervention Targeting Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status: Single-Arm Intervention Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
- User Engagement and Attrition in an App-Based Physical Activity Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
- Engagement of young adult cancer survivors within a Facebook-based physical activity intervention.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Trial
- "Active Team" a social and gamified app-based physical activity intervention: randomised controlled trial study protocol.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Engineering Online and In-Person Social Networks for Physical Activity: A Randomized Trial.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Trial
- Key Features of Engagement Strategies in Nutrition Apps for Adults: Scoping Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Fitbit- and Facebook-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Young Adult Cancer Survivors.Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2022Article
- The effectiveness of Facebook as a social network intervention to increase physical activity in Chinese young adults.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Social Media-Based Interventions for the Promotion of Physical Activity: Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Mobile Social Networking App for Weight Management and Physical Activity Promotion: Results From an Experimental Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Using the Technology Acceptance Model to Explore Adolescents' Perspectives on Combining Technologies for Physical Activity Promotion Within an Intervention: Usability Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of Facebook Groups to Boost Participation in a Parenting Intervention.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Article
- Efficacy of a Mobile Social Networking Intervention in Promoting Physical Activity: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- Using Gamification and Social Incentives to Increase Physical Activity and Related Social Cognition among Undergraduate Students in Shanghai, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Using a Mobile Social Networking App to Promote Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study of Users' Perspectives.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Article
- Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Delivery via Facebook: A Pilot Series Among Low-Income Postpartum Women.JMIR formative research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Despite their widespread use and extensive technical features, little is known about how to use online social networking sites to increase physical activity. This study aims to examine Facebook engagement among participants in the online social networking arm of a randomized controlled physical activity promotion trial (n = 67). Facebook communications were double coded and analyzed using ATLAS.ti. Regression procedures were used to determine predictors of Facebook use and associations between types of use and changes in perceived social support and physical activity. Changes in perceived social support and physical activity were more strongly associated with participants' individual Facebook use than use of the Facebook intervention group. The way social media sites are used in intervention design could have an impact on their effects. Including existing friends in interventions and using applications that incorporate intervention activities into a more naturalistic use of Facebook may improve the efficacy of future interventions.
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