ReviewCureus2023
Social Media Role and Its Impact on Public Health: A Narrative Review.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 114 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
114 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Identifying Social Media-Based Interactions That Help Adults to Adhere to Weight Loss Goals: A Systematic Review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Idealized Body Images and Fitness Lifestyles on Social Media: A Systematic Review Exploring the Link Between Social Media Use and Symptoms of Orthorexia Nervosa and Muscle Dysmorphia.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Pooled it
- Nutritional guidance through digital media for glycemic control of women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2025Trial
- Using Over-the-Counter Retail Medication Sales to Detect and Track Influenza-Like Illnesses Including Novel Diseases: Surveillance Modeling Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Assessing Efgartigimod (VYVGART™) Social Media Posts in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis to Understand Patient, Caregiver, and Health Care Professional Sentiments.Neurology and therapy · 2026Article
- Harnessing Social Media, Influencers, and Community Engagement to Confront HIV-Related Stigma in Peru: Longitudinal Descriptive Study of the DiME Campaign.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- AI-Driven Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Discussions on Social Media: Cross-Platform Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Quality and content evaluation of anal fistula information on TikTok and Bilibili: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Article
- YouTube as a Reliable Source of Patient Education for Peyronie's Disease: A Quality Assessment Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Information completeness, sentiment, and engagement of orthodontic patient experience content on Chinese social media: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Social Media in Pacific Communities: A Scoping Review Exploring Benefits, Challenges and Opportunities for Healthcare.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Diverse Short Video Exposure and Post-Traumatic Growth among 2021 Henan Floods Victims: A 3-month Follow-up Study via Network Approach.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2026Article
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- Hookups, hashtags, and health: A Latent Class Analysis of social media, mental health and sleep among MSM in Paris, France.SSM. Mental health · 2026Article
- Promoting cervical cancer screening participation among Chinese women from resource-limited settings: a multicenter qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2026Article
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- Methodological Framework for the Design and Implementation of a US Latine-Hispanic Digital Brain Health Program: User-Centered Design Approach.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- A twenty-year retrospective analysis of substance use with recent behavioral addiction indicators (social media, gaming, gambling) among school-going adolescents in Morocco.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Quality and reliability of vascular cognitive impairment-related information on Chinese social media platforms.Medicine · 2026Article
- Social learning theory application and potential in health education conducted by healthcare workers on TikTok - a content analysis observational study.BMC public health · 2026Observational
54 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
2 authors.
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Abstract
Social media refers to online social networking sites and is a broad example of Web 2.0, such as Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, Instagram, WhatsApp, and blogs. It is a new and ever-changing field. Access to the internet, social media platforms and mobile communications are all tools that can be leveraged to make health information available and accessible. This research aimed to conduct an introductory study of the existing published literature on why to choose and how to use social media to obtain population health information and to gain knowledge about various health sectors like disease surveillance, health education, health research, health and behavioral modification, influence policy, enhance professional development and doctor-patient relation development. We searched for publications using databases like PubMed, NCBI, and Google Scholar, and combined 2022 social media usage statistics from PWC, Infographics Archive, and Statista online websites. The American Medical Association (AMA) policy about Professionalism in Social Media Use, American College of Physicians-Federations of State Medical Boards (ACP-FSMB) guidelines for Online Medical Professionalism, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) social media violations were also briefly reviewed. Our findings reflect the benefits and drawbacks of using web platforms and how they impact public health ethically, professionally, and socially. During our research, we discovered that social media's impact on public health concerns is both positive and negative, and we attempted to explain how social networks are assisting people in achieving health, which is still a source of much debate.
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