Engagement of young adult cancer survivors within a Facebook-based physical activity intervention.

ABSTRACT: Few studies have examined how young adult cancer survivors use online social media. The objective of this study was to characterize Facebook engagement by young adult cancer survivors in the context of a physical activity (PA) intervention program. Young adult cancer survivors participated in one of two Facebook groups as part of a 12-week randomized trial of a PA intervention (FITNET) compared to a self-help comparison (SC) condition. A moderator actively prompted group discussions in the FITNET Facebook group, while social interaction was unprompted in the SC group. We examined factors related to engagement, differences in engagement by group format and types of Facebook posts, and the relationship between Facebook engagement and PA outcomes. There were no group differences in the number

SUBMITTER: Valle CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5684071 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature