Efficacy of Health Education using Facebook to Promote Healthy Lifestyle among Medical Students in Puducherry, India: A Non-Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Except for the decrease in junk food intake, use of Facebook as an effective tool to promote healthy lifestyle could not be proved with confidence.

The effect of social media interventions on physical activity and dietary behaviours in young people and adults: a systematic review

“…With regards to design, 4 studies were randomised control trials (RCTs) [ 26 – 29 ], 3 mixed methods [ 30 – 32 ], 3 non-controlled before-after trials (NCBA) [ 33 – 35 ], 5 controlled before-and-after trial (CBA) [ 36 – 40 ], and 3 cross-sectional [ 37 , 39 , 41 ]. Most of the papers were published between 2017 and 2020 (13 of 16) [ 26 – 35 , 37 , 40 , 41 ], and included the following social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, and WeChat. Most data were collected within the USA (9 studies) [ 28 – 30 , 33 – 37 , 39 ], and 11 out of 18 studies targeted young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old [ 26 , 28 , 29 , 33 , 36 – 40 ] and eight included college/university students [ 28 , 33 , 36 – 40 ].…”

“…Most of the papers were published between 2017 and 2020 (13 of 16) [ 26 – 35 , 37 , 40 , 41 ], and included the following social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, and WeChat. Most data were collected within the USA (9 studies) [ 28 – 30 , 33 – 37 , 39 ], and 11 out of 18 studies targeted young adults aged between 18 and 35 years old [ 26 , 28 , 29 , 33 , 36 – 40 ] and eight included college/university students [ 28 , 33 , 36 – 40 ]. Five of the 18 studies targeted specific populations including primigravid women [ 34 ], adults at risk of colorectal cancer [ 30 ], nurses [ 32 ], and overweight or obese individuals [ 27 , 35 ].…”

“…These included self-weighing ( P = .005), cutting out snacking ( P = .001), reducing carbohydrate intake ( P = .02), graphing weight ( P = .01), reducing calorie intake (P = .02), reducing fat intake (P = .02), and increasing exercise (P = .02) Overweight students in the intervention group lost 1.8 ± 0.7 kg over 9 weeks in comparison to overweight students in the control group who lost 1.4 ± 1.7 kg (not statistically significant). Mabe et al (2014) [ 40 ] USA Study 1 N = 960 (100% Female) Mean Age (SD) (Autumn) = 18.44 (0.85) Mean Age (SD) (Spring) = 19.10 (1.11) Ethnicity = 18.5% Hispanic; 86.5% White *Note: these are the percentages reported in the paper; N of participants in each ethnic group not reported. Study 2 N = (Study 2) = 84 (100% Female) Mean Age (SD) = 18.39 (SD) Ethnicity: White = 77.4%; 15.5% Hispanic; 7.1% African American Target group = Female College Students who used Facebook weekly Cross-Sectional (Study 1) and CBA (Study 2) Study 1 Eating attitudes and behaviours (EAT-26), duration of Facebook use (amount of time spent on Facebook per week).…”

Efficacy of behavior change communication using mobile calls on glycemic control among Type 2 diabetic patients in an urban area of Pondicherry, South India: A randomized controlled trial

“…Increase in physical activity was also noted where there was increase in the proportion of participants who traveled in the intervention group but not statistically significant, and similar results were seen in a study conducted by Krishnamohan et al where physical activity during travel was found to be increased in both groups but not statistically significant which might be due to smaller sample sizes. [ 11 ]…”

Uso profesional de las redes sociales por los Docentes de grado de Fisioterapia. Estudio Multi- Institucional

“…La mayoría de los estudios que se han realizado sobre la incorporación de las tecnologías digitales, pone en relieve que los avances de la tecnología en los diversos niveles educativos, mejoran y potencian la educación y la enseñanza (Krishnamohan et al, 2017). Algunos de ellos como los de Lampe et al aportan información acerca del uso de redes sociales como Facebook.…”