ArticleAJPM focus2022
Association Between Health Information‒Seeking Behavior on YouTube and Physical Activity Among U.S. Adults: Results From Health Information Trends Survey 2020.
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- Exploring the role of social capital in enhancing physical activity among college and university students: A systematic review.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
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- Sports YouTube engagement as a moderator for social support on wellbeing: a mediation model with exercise behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The impact of health communication through sports social media on adolescents' sport participation attitudes: a moderated mediation model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a measurement instrument for physical activity-related health literacy (PA-HL): a study protocol.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- A New Benchmark for Modern Management of Valvular Heart Disease: The Whole-Life Cycle Management System.JACC. Asia · 2025Review
- Cross-platform analysis of atrial fibrillation scientific videos: using composite index and a basic assessment scale.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Users' experience with health-related content on YouTube: an exploratory study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The association between YouTube use and knowledge of human papillomavirus-related cancers.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Sports Value Consciousness Moderates the Effect of Exercise Behavior on Sport Activity Loyalty: A Moderated Mediation Model with Sports YouTube Engagement.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Although physical activity has many health benefits, 45.8% of U.S. adults did not meet the WHO recommendation in 2018. Delivering health-related content, particularly physical activity, through YouTube may help to overcome some barriers, such as lack of access to resources. This study aimed to examine the association between watching health-related information on YouTube and increased levels of physical activity among U.S. adults. Methods: Using the U.S. national cross-sectional survey-Health Information National Trends Survey 2020 ( Results: Overall, 40.8% (weighted) of respondents reported using YouTube to watch health-related videos, and 39.2% reported meeting the WHO-recommended physical activity level. After controlling for covariates, adults who reported watching health-related videos on YouTube in the past 12 months (versus not watching) were 1.33 times more likely to do 150 minutes or more of moderate physical activity a week (AOR=1.33; 95% CI=1.01, 1.76). Conclusions: This study suggests that adults who view health-related YouTube videos may be more likely to meet the WHO-recommended level of physical activity. This finding could inform future behavioral interventions using online video platforms to promote physical activity.
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