ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effectiveness of Social Media-Based Interventions for the Promotion of Physical Activity: Scoping Review.
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- Scoping review to assess the reach, effectiveness, and impact of government-funded, population-based physical activity initiatives in Australian adults.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
- Social media use and health risk behaviours in young people: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2023Pooled it
- The Impact of Social Media Interventions on Weight Reduction and Physical Activity Improvement Among Healthy Adults: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Engagement With and Acceptability of Digital Media Platforms for Use in Improving Health Behaviors Among Vulnerable Families: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Social media use and youth sports participation: an associational study-empirical analysis based on CGSS data.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Being active in Ghana: facilitators, barriers and preferences for being physically active in community settings among Ghanaian adults.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- The Impact of Physical Activity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Review
- [Consequences of digital media on the health of children and adolescents with a focus on the consumption of unhealthy foods].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2024Review
- Beyond individual responsibility: Exploring lay understandings of the contribution of environments on personal trajectories of obesity.PloS one · 2024Article
- ehealth technology in cardiac exercise therapeutics for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart conditions: a summary of evidence and future directions.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
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- Feasibility of a Social Network-Based Physical Activity Intervention Targeting Vocational School Students: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The effectiveness of Facebook as a social network intervention to increase physical activity in Chinese young adults.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Health educationFrontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Social Media Addiction and Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
A global target of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to reduce physical inactivity among all adults and adolescents by approximately fifteen percent by 2030. Social media could have an impact in this effort because of its enormous reach, potentially addressing underserved populations in need for physical activity (PA) interventions. This scoping review provides a broad overview of social media-based interventions and systematically maps the evidence regarding their effectiveness for PA promotion and other health outcomes. Scopus and Medline were searched using the terms "physical activity" and "social media" and the names of key social media platforms. Following the PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews, abstracts and full texts were screened for eligibility. In total, 12,321 publications were identified and 53 met the inclusion criteria. The use of Facebook was most prevalent in PA interventions, followed by study-specific platforms. More than one third of the studies revealed positive effects regarding the promotion of PA. Additionally, social media-based interventions positively affected other physical dimensions of health (e.g., weight or blood pressure). Results pertaining to feasibility were heterogeneous. Social media seems to be a promising tool for increasing PA at the population level. Future studies should take the abundance of platforms into account and select social media platforms consciously.
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