Table 1 Summary of the included papers evaluating social media use for health behaviour outcome
From: “The potential of social media in health promotion beyond creating awareness: an integrative review”
Study | Objective | Study design | Social media | Theory framework | Behavioural outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merchant et al. [34] | Examine participant engagement | Mixed method Content analysis Semi-structured interview | SCT** | Overweight/obesity control | |
Thrul et al. [36] | Increasing engagement | Quantitative Content analysis Interventional | TTM* | Smoking cessation/prevention | |
Jiang and Beaudoin [32] | Increasing online engagement | Quantitative Content analysis Descriptive analysis | SCT** | Smoking cessation/prevention | |
Gough et al. [30] | Examine the feasibility of social media to improved knowledge and attitudes | Mixed method Interventional Quasi-experimental Online survey Focus group interview Descriptive analysis | No | Skin cancer prevention Improved attitudes toward UV exposure | |
Gabarron et al. [29] | Promote healthy lifestyles encourage engagement | Quantitative Content analysis Online survey Sentiment analysis Content analysis | LM*** | Diabetes prevention Communication behaviour | |
Yoo et al. [12] | Examine and predict the impact of communicative behaviour | Quantitative Observational Online survey Feasibility study | SCT** | Cervical cancer prevention | |
Potts and Radford [35] | Examine geographical reach and engagement Oral health promotion | Mixed method Observational Content analysis Cross-sectional | No | Oral health prevention | |
Viguria et al. [37] | Increasing engagement Increasing communication related to eating disorders | Mixed method Content analysis Observational Descriptive analysis | No | Eating disorder prevention Help-seeking Treatment-seeking | |
Al-Dmour et al. [5] | Public health awareness to control pandemic | Quantitative Online survey Descriptive analysis | Various | SCT* | Covid 19 prevention |
Hefler et al. [31] | Increasing online engagement | Quantitative Content analysis | No | Smoking cessation/prevention | |
Okpara et al. [10] | Examining the impact of colour cartoons and predict recall | Quantitative Online survey Regression analysis | YouTube | SCT* | Covid 19 prevention |
Cote et al. [38] | Improving mental health literacy Decreasing stigma Generating public discussion | Mixed method Content analysis Observational | No | Suicide prevention | |
Loss and von Uslar [33] | Explore a range of prevention topics in the communications raised engagement | Quantitative Observational Content analysis Cross-sectional Non-experimental | No | Increase health literacy | |
Dodemaide et al. [39] | phenomenological understanding of social media use for young adults | Qualitative Content analysis Cross-sectional online survey | Facebook/Twitter | No | therapeutic affordances Improve quality of life |
Hefler et al. [40] | enhance Indigenous tobacco control | Qualitative Interview Content analysis | SCT | smoking prevention | |
Kite et al. [41] | maximises user engagement | Quantitative Content analysis | No | enhance communication | |
Naslund et al. [42] | social support for adopting healthier behaviours | Mixed method Feasibility study | No | weight control for adults With serious mental illness | |
Sendall et al. [43] | engage this “hard-to-reach” groups | Qualitative interview Online survey | No | reduce the risk of chronic disease |