Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

Ramo, Danielle E.; Meacham, Meredith C.; Kaur, Manpreet; Corpuz, Ella S.; Prochaska, Judith J.; Satre, Derek D.

doi:10.1186/s13722-019-0141-9

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“…Our findings conflicted with those of a study conducted on that revealed that alcohol and social media use are correlated: the more hours spent on social media networking sites, the higher the frequency of alcohol consumption (Gutierrez & Cooper, 2016). Additionally, social-media-based intervention programs for alcohol-related problems are beginning to surface and becoming more common (Ramo et al, 2019); our results can be taken into consideration as an indicator of the efficacy of these programs in future studies within our population. Another variable that could account for our results among the Lebanese sample could be religion;…”

Section: Problematic Social Media Use and Audcontrasting

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Is problematic social media use associated with higher addictions (alcohol, smoking, and waterpipe) among Lebanese adults?

Awad

Hallit

Haddad

et al. 2021

Perspect Psychiatric Care

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Purpose To evaluate the correlation between problematic social media use, alcohol use disorder, and smoking addiction through both cigarettes and waterpipe, among a sample of Lebanese adults. Methods This cross‐sectional study was carried out between January and April 2019. It enrolled 461 residents of the community randomly selected from Lebanon's districts in a proportionate rate. Results Higher problematic social media use was significantly associated with more waterpipe addiction but not cigarette dependence and alcohol use disorder.

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Section: Problematic Social Media Use and Audcontrasting

confidence: 99%

Is problematic social media use associated with higher addictions (alcohol, smoking, and waterpipe) among Lebanese adults?

Awad

Hallit

Haddad

et al. 2021

Perspect Psychiatric Care

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“…These findings are in agreement with the results of a more recent review, in which the use of Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp by an online smoking cessation community showed promising results in helping smokers quit [ 51 ]. An initiative on Facebook targeted young adults as an intervention for smoking and heavy drinking [ 52 ]. Although the interest in changing smoking habits was bigger than that for drinking behavior, and the participants favored changing 1 habit at a time, they accepted and received the post messages well.…”

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Social Media and Health Care (Part II): Narrative Review of Social Media Use by Patients

Farsi¹,

Martínez-Menchaca²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background People are now connected in a borderless web-based world. The modern public, especially the younger generation, relies heavily on the internet as the main source of health-related information. In health care, patients can use social media for more tailored uses such as telemedicine, finding a provider, and for peer support. Objective The aim of this narrative review is to discuss how social media has been used in the health care industry from the perspective of patients and describe the main issues surrounding its use in health care. Methods Between March and June 2020, a review of the literature was conducted on PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science for English studies that were published since 2007 and discussed the use of social media in health care. In addition to only English publications that discussed the use of social media by patients, publications pertaining to ethical and legal considerations in the use of social media were included. The studies were then categorized as health information, telemedicine, finding a health care provider, peer support and sharing experiences, and influencing positive health behavior. In addition, two more sections were added to the review: issues pertaining to social media use in health care and ethical considerations. Results Initially, 75 studies were included. As the study proceeded, more studies were included, and a total of 91 studies were reviewed, complemented by 1 textbook chapter and 13 web references. Approximately half of the studies were reviews. The first study was published in 2009, and the last was published in 2021, with more than half of the studies published in the last 5 years. The studies were mostly from the United States (n=40), followed by Europe (n=13), and the least from India (n=1). WhatsApp or WeChat was the most investigated social media platform. Conclusions Social media can be used by the public and patients to improve their health and knowledge. However, due diligence must be practiced to assess the credibility of the information obtained and its source. Health care providers, patients, and the public need not forget the risks associated with the use of social media. The limitations and shortcomings of the use of social media by patients should be understood.

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“…To date, there a very few social media interventions to reduce risky drinking (and/or other illicit or prescription drug misuse) among young people [60], with a recent publication describing the development of a tobacco and binge drinking intervention [61]. Most prior research testing early interventions for alcohol (and other drug use) has examined interventions delivered by therapists and/or static computer programs, with demonstrated efficacy in medical and university settings [62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74].…”

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Social Media Interventions for Risky Drinking Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

Bonar¹,

Schneeberger²,

Bourque³

et al. 2019

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BACKGROUND Despite intervention efforts to date, the prevalence of risky drinking among adolescents and emerging adults remains high, increasing the risk for health consequences and the development of alcohol use disorders. Peer influences are particularly salient among this age group, including via social media. Thus, the development of efficacious early interventions for youth, delivered with a broad reach via trained peers on social media, could have an important role in addressing risky drinking and concomitant drug use. OBJECTIVE This paper describes the protocol of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the efficacy of a social media intervention among adolescents and emerging adults who meet the criteria for risky drinking (using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption [AUDIT-C]), delivered with and without financial incentives for participation, compared with an attention placebo control condition (ie, entertaining social media content), on alcohol consumption and consequences. METHODS This RCT involved recruiting 955 youths (aged 16-24 years) via advertisements on Facebook and Instagram to self-administer a brief web-based screening survey. Those screening positive for past 3-month risky drinking (AUDIT-C positive: ages 16-17 years: ≥3 females and ≥4 males; and ages 18-24 years: ≥4 females and ≥5 males) were eligible for the RCT. After providing consent (a waiver of parental consent was obtained for minors), participants completed a web-based baseline survey and several verification procedures, including a selfie photo matched to Facebook profile photos. Participants were then randomized to join invitation-only secret Facebook groups, which were not searchable or viewable by parents, friends, or anyone not recruited by the study. The 3 conditions were social media intervention with incentives, social media intervention without incentives (SMI), and attention placebo control. Each condition lasted 8 weeks and consisted of bachelor’s-level and master’s-level therapist electronic coaches posting relevant content and responding to participants’ posts in a manner consistent with Motivational Interviewing. Participants in the control condition and SMI condition did not receive payments but were blind to condition assignment between these 2 conditions. Follow-ups are ongoing and occur at 3, 6, and 12 months poststart of the groups. RESULTS We enrolled 955 participants over 10 waves of recruitment who screened positive for risky drinking into the RCT. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this study will provide the critical next step in delivering early alcohol interventions to the youth, capitalizing on social media platforms, which could have significant public health impact by altering alcohol use trajectories of adolescents and emerging adults engaged in risky drinking. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02809586; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02809586. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT DERR1-10.2196/16688

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Development of a social media-based intervention targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking in young adults

Cited by 15 publications

References 50 publications

Is problematic social media use associated with higher addictions (alcohol, smoking, and waterpipe) among Lebanese adults?

Is problematic social media use associated with higher addictions (alcohol, smoking, and waterpipe) among Lebanese adults?

Social Media and Health Care (Part II): Narrative Review of Social Media Use by Patients

Social Media Interventions for Risky Drinking Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

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