ArticleBioMed research international2016
Effect of Motivation by "Instagram" on Adherence to Physical Activity among Female College Students.
Article in BioMed research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04166955 (WhatsApp-Based Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity Among Female College Students, Saudi Arabia), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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WhatsApp-Based Intervention for Promoting Physical Activity Among Female College Students, Saudi Arabia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Can Instagram be used to deliver an evidence-based exercise program for young women? A process evaluation.BMC public health · 2020Trial
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- Navigating the design of simulated exercising peers: insights from a participatory design study.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- The individual-level effects of social media campaigns related to healthy eating, physical activity, and healthy weight: A narrative review.Obesity science & practice · 2024Review
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- Acceptance of Digital Sports: A Study Showing the Rising Acceptance of Digital Health Activities Due to the SARS-CoV-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and 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
- The Feasibility of Using Instagram Data to Predict Exercise Identity and Physical Activity Levels: Cross-sectional Observational Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Observational
- Social media use for public health promotion in the Gulf Cooperation Council. An overview.Saudi medical journal · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the efficacy of using "Instagram application" with a "home-exercise program" as a motivational stimulus in improving physical activity (PA) adherence levels among female college students.
methodsFifty-eight female undergraduate students with the mean age 20.3 ± 0.96 years participated. Participants were divided into two groups: intervention and the control group; both the groups received an exercise program and the intervention group was additionally motivated by "Instagram." Adherence to PA was measured by using an adherence sheet. The Exercise Motivation Inventory (EMI-2) was used to assess the motivational factors.
resultsThe most frequent motivational factors were extrinsic as assessed using the EMI-2. "Positive health" was the most frequent factor mentioned of the two types with 47% of the sample. The intervention group adhered with 17% more to the activity program compared to the control group. Moreover, 72% of the participants in the intervention and control groups found the activity program flexible enough to be performed at home; they agreed about its effectiveness on adherence (53%).
conclusionsThe use of Instagram with the home exercise program as a motivational modality could be attractive and effective to reinforce adherence and maintain an appropriate PA level.
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