ArticleJMIR mHealth and uHealth2016
Evaluation of Diet-Related Infographics on Pinterest for Use of Behavior Change Theories: A Content Analysis.
Article in JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Mobile-Based Intervention for Dietary Behavior and Physical Activity Change in Individuals at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- Design Characteristics, Content Quality, and Credibility Indicators of Online Infographics for Contact Lens Wearers.Clinical optometry · 2026Article
- Health Information Behavior in Parents of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in China: Qualitative Study Through the Lens of Chinese Culture.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- An Illustration is Worth Ten Thousand Words: An Extraordinary Approach to Presenting Information Through Infographics.Medical science educator · 2025Article
- Exploring Users' Health Behavior Changes in Online Health Communities: Heuristic-Systematic Perspective Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The educational use of social networking sites among medical and health sciences students: a cross campus interventional study.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- Content Analysis of Skin Cancer Screenings on Pinterest: An Exploratory Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Use of Facebook to Serve Information Needs of Persons with Diabetes in the Philippines amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies · 2020Article
- Public Health Implications of Image-Based Social Media: A Systematic Review of Instagram, Pinterest, Tumblr, and Flickr.The Permanente journal · 2020Review
- Breast Cancer Voices on Pinterest: Raising Awareness or Just an Inspirational Image?Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2019Article
- Improving Medication Information Presentation Through Interactive Visualization in Mobile Apps: Human Factors Design.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Article
- Use of computational modeling combined with advanced visualization to develop strategies for the design of crop ideotypes to address food security.Nutrition reviews · 2018Review
- Social Media and Obesity in Adults: a Review of Recent Research and Future Directions.Current diabetes reports · 2018Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundThere is increasing interest in Pinterest as a method of disseminating health information. However, it is unclear whether the health information promoted on Pinterest is evidence-based or incorporates behavior change theory.
objectivesThe objective of the study was to determine the presence of health behavior theory (HBT) constructs in pins found on Pinterest and assess the relationship between various pin characteristics and the likelihood of inclusion of HBT.
methodsA content analysis was conducted on pins collected from Pinterest identified with the search terms "nutrition infographic" and "healthy eating infographic." The coding rubric included HBT constructs, pin characteristics, and visual communication tools. Each HBT construct was coded as present or not present (yes=1, no=0). A total theory score was calculated by summing the values for each of the 9 constructs (range 0-9). Adjusted regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with the inclusion of health behavior change theory in pins (P<.05).
resultsThe mean total theory score was 2.03 (SD 1.2). Perceived benefits were present most often (170/236, 72%), followed by behavioral capability (123/238, 51.7%) and perceived severity (79/236, 33.5%). The construct that appeared the least was self-regulation/self-control (2/237, 0.8%). Pin characteristics associated with the inclusion of HBT included a large amount of text (P=.01), photographs of real people (P=.001), cartoon pictures of food (P=.01), and the presence of references (P=.001). The number of repins (P=.04), likes (P=.01), and comments (P=.01) were positively associated with the inclusion of HBT.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that current Pinterest infographics targeting healthy eating contain few HBT elements. Health professionals and organizations should create and disseminate infographics that contain more elements of HBT to better influence healthy eating behavior. This may be accomplished by creating pins that use both text and images of people and food in order to portray elements of HBT and convey nutritional information.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.