Tweets Related to Motivation and Physical Activity for Obesity-Related Behavior Change: Descriptive Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is one of the greatest modern public health problems, due to the associated health and economic consequences. Decreased physical activity is one of the main societal changes driving the current obesity pandemic.

Objective

Our goals are to fill a gap in the literature and study whether users organically utilize a social media platform, Twitter, for providing motivation. We examine the topics of messages and social network structures on Twitter. We discuss social media's potential for providing peer support and then draw insights to inform the development of interventions for long-term health-related behavior change.

Methods

We examined motivational messages related to physical activity on Twitter. First, we collected tweets related to physical activi

SUBMITTER: Park A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350819 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature