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Social media interventions for diet and exercise behaviours

a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Williams, G., Hamm, M.P., Shulhan, J., Vandermeer, B., & Hartling, L. (2014). Social media interventions for diet and exercise behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining the use of social media to promote healthy diet and exercise in the general population. Results: 22 studies were included. Participants were typically middle-aged Caucasian women of mid-to-high socioeconomic status. There were a variety of interventions, comparison groups and outcomes. All studies showed a decrease in programme usage throughout the intervention period. Overall, no significant differences were found for primary outcomes which varied across studies. Meta-analysis showed no significant differences in changes in physical activity and weight; however, pooled results from five studies showed a significant decrease in dietary fat consumption with social media. Conclusions: Social media may provide certain advantages for public health interventions; however, studies of social media interventions to date relating to healthy lifestyles tend to show low levels of participation and do not show significant differences between groups in key outcomes.

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Gillian Williams
Michele Hamm
Jocelyn Shulhan
Ben Vandermeer
Lisa Hartling

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