Are health behavior change interventions that use online social networks effective? A systematic review

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Maher, Carol A ^a   Lewis, Lucy K ^a   Ferrar, Katia ^a   Marshall, Simon ^b   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^c   Vandelanotte, Corneel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Internet; Intervention; Physical activity; Social network; Systematic review; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; INTERNET; INTERVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT LOSS;

ADULT; CHILD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84897649952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2952     Document Type: Review

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