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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2021

Promoting healthy lifestyle in Chinese college students: evaluation of a social media-based intervention applying the RE-AIM framework.

Mengying Wang, Yijing Guo, Yu Zhang, Sasa Xie, ZhiYing Yu, Jun Luo, Danyu Zhang, Zhaoyan Ming, Xiuyang Li, Min Yang

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Article in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Enhancing Postsecondary Students' Dietary Behaviours: A Systematic Review of Mobile Health Interventions.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  8. Digital behaviour change interventions to increase vegetable intake in adults: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mengying WangChronic Disease Research Institute, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yijing GuoChronic Disease Research Institute, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yu ZhangDepartment of Physical Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Sasa XieChronic Disease Research Institute, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
ZhiYing YuChronic Disease Research Institute, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Jun LuoDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Danyu ZhangDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Zhaoyan MingInstitute of Innovative Research and Technology, College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, 310007, China.
Xiuyang Li *Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-9995
Min Yang *Chronic Disease Research Institute, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. ymin36@zju.edu.cn.
Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA health program aiming at college students is pressingly needed to improve their lifestyle and prevent diseases. However, a health intervention often requires health facilities and the many efforts of health workers. This project attempts to evolve traditional health intervention by using integrated methods based on social media and multiple mobile tools.

methodsA total of 110 undergraduates from Zhejiang University were recruited. In all, 87 participants volunteered to enroll in the intervention group, whereas 23 stayed in a control group. Fifteen staff (dietitians, health assistants and a sports coach) used the WeChat app and its plugin Zhishi mini-program for health education, diet and physical activity (PA) supervision during 21 days. Pre-to-post changes of eating habits, physical fitness tests and anthropometry data were measured. The RE-AIM framework was employed to evaluate the intervention, dimensions of which were Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance.

resultsThe recruitment rate of students was 79.1%. The intervention group showed significant progress in terms of healthy food intake (all P < 0.05), and an improvement in PA level (P = 0.004) over 21 days. About 60.9% subjects were satisfied with the whole program and 64.4% would like to join the program again.

conclusionsThis intervention showed a great improvement in healthy behavior with great feasibility for further dissemination.

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Social MediaChinaHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHealthy LifestyleHumansStudents

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