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ReviewBehavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.)2015

Social Network Assessments and Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Critical Review.

Carl A Latkin, Amy R Knowlton

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 215 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03463213 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

She's Healthy and Empowered (SHE Tribe): A Social Networked-based Peer-facilitated Intervention to Improve Health Behavior Among Women in Underserved Communities

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of North Texas Health Science CenterRan2018 to 2020Enrolled240ConditionsHealth PromotionArmsSHE Tribe
NCT04772469 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2021 to 2023Enrolled934ConditionsHuman Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralArmsProvision of multiple self-tests, Small monetary incentives, Use of SMS/text reminders to motivate adherence to ART or PrEP
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

215 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. A systematic review to characterize functional tic-like behaviors.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026
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  13. Social media use for nutrition outcomes in young adults: a mixed-methods systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018
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  18. Living together-does it help or hinder the pursuit of a healthful diet, physical activity, and weight loss among cancer survivors and their chosen partners?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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155 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Carl A Latkina Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Amy R Knowlton

Funding

Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard E. Chaisson · 2012 to 2026
$67.0M
A comprehensive approach to secondary HIV prevention and care among positivesR01DA032217 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LATKIN, CARL A · 2011 to 2015
$5.1M
An RCT to train Black MSM as peer health educator for HIV testing and preventionR01DA031030 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LATKIN, CARL A · 2011 to 2015
$3.6M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA031030NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social networks provide a powerful approach for health behavior change. This article documents how social network interventions have been successfully used for a range of health behaviors, including HIV risk practices, smoking, exercise, dieting, family planning, bullying, and mental health. We review the literature that suggests the relationship between health behaviors and social network attributes demonstrates a high degree of specificity. The article then examines hypothesized social influence mechanisms including social norms, modeling, and social rewards and the factors of social identity and social rewards that can be employed to sustain social network interventions. Areas of future research avenues are highlighted, including the need to examine and to adjust analytically for contamination and social diffusion, social influence versus differential affiliation, and network change. Use and integration of mhealth and face-to-face networks for promoting health behavior change are also critical research areas.

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Behavior TherapyHealth BehaviorSocial SupportHumansbehavior changeinterventionssocial influencesocial networkssocial support

Identifiers

PMID26332926
PMCPMC4786366

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