Interplay of Support, Comparison, and Surveillance in Social Media Weight Management Interventions: Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a significant increase in the trend of using social media as a platform to deliver weight management interventions. This illustrates a need to develop a holistic understanding of doctor-patient communication and peer-to-peer communication in social media interventions and to determine their influences on weight management for people with overweight or obesity. Such studies will highlight how social media can be more effectively integrated into weight management programs to enhance individuals' short-term and long-term weight management behaviors.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine patients' experiences with doctor-patient communication and peer interactions in a social media-based (WeChat) weight management program, and to describe the i

SUBMITTER: Chang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7961396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature