Published on in Vol 4, No 4 (2015): Oct-Dec

Twitter-Delivered Behavioral Weight-Loss Interventions: A Pilot Series

Twitter-Delivered Behavioral Weight-Loss Interventions: A Pilot Series

Twitter-Delivered Behavioral Weight-Loss Interventions: A Pilot Series

Journals

  1. Napolitano M, Whiteley J, Mavredes M, Faro J, DiPietro L, Hayman L, Neighbors C, Simmens S. Using social media to deliver weight loss programming to young adults: Design and rationale for the Healthy Body Healthy U (HBHU) trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2017;60:1 View
  2. Waring M, Jake-Schoffman D, Holovatska M, Mejia C, Williams J, Pagoto S. Social Media and Obesity in Adults: a Review of Recent Research and Future Directions. Current Diabetes Reports 2018;18(6) View
  3. Silfee V, Lopez-Cepero A, Lemon S, Estabrook B, Nguyen O, Wang M, Rosal M. Adapting a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention for Delivery via Facebook: A Pilot Series Among Low-Income Postpartum Women. JMIR Formative Research 2018;2(2):e18 View
  4. Willis E, Szabo-Reed A, Ptomey L, Steger F, Honas J, Al-Hihi E, Lee R, Lee J, Oh Y, Washburn R, Donnelly J. Distance learning strategies for weight management utilizing online social networks versus group phone conference call. Obesity Science & Practice 2017;3(2):134 View
  5. Ogden J, Maxwell H, Wong A. Development and feasibility study of an app (Ladle) for weight loss and behaviour change. PeerJ 2019;7:e6907 View
  6. Carreiro S, Chai P, Carey J, Chapman B, Boyer E. Integrating Personalized Technology in Toxicology: Sensors, Smart Glass, and Social Media Applications in Toxicology Research. Journal of Medical Toxicology 2017;13(2):166 View
  7. Cavallo D, Martinez R, Webb Hooper M, Flocke S. Feasibility of a social media-based weight loss intervention designed for low-SES adults. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2021;11(4):981 View
  8. Saez L, Langlois J, Legrand K, Quinet M, Lecomte E, Omorou A, Briançon S. Reach and Acceptability of a Mobile Reminder Strategy and Facebook Group Intervention for Weight Management in Less Advantaged Adolescents: Insights From the PRALIMAP-INÈS Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2018;6(5):e110 View
  9. Kwasnicka D, Dombrowski S, White M, Sniehotta F. ‘It’s not a diet, it’s a lifestyle’: a longitudinal, data-prompted interview study of weight loss maintenance. Psychology & Health 2019;34(8):963 View
  10. Brown M, Arigo D, Pasko K, Gupta A. Perceptions of social support for weight loss among patients in primary care. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 2019;13(6):594 View
  11. Waring M, Libby B, Moore Simas T, Bracken M, Bibeau J, Herrera V, Wang J, Pagoto S. Delivering a Post-Partum Weight Loss Intervention via Facebook or In-Person Groups: Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2019;8(11):e15530 View
  12. Pagoto S, Waring M, May C, Ding E, Kunz W, Hayes R, Oleski J. Adapting Behavioral Interventions for Social Media Delivery. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2016;18(1):e24 View
  13. Pagoto S, Tulu B, Agu E, Waring M, Oleski J, Jake-Schoffman D. Using the Habit App for Weight Loss Problem Solving: Development and Feasibility Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2018;6(6):e145 View
  14. Wisk L, Nelson E, Magane K, Weitzman E. Clinical Trial Recruitment and Retention of College Students with Type 1 Diabetes via Social Media: An Implementation Case Study. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology 2019;13(3):445 View
  15. Joiner K, Nam S, Whittemore R. Lifestyle interventions based on the diabetes prevention program delivered via eHealth: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Preventive Medicine 2017;100:194 View
  16. May C, Waring M, Rodrigues S, Oleski J, Olendzki E, Evans M, Carey J, Pagoto S. Weight loss support seeking on twitter: the impact of weight on follow back rates and interactions. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2017;7(1):84 View
  17. Wang M, Waring M, Jake-Schoffman D, Oleski J, Michaels Z, Goetz J, Lemon S, Ma Y, Pagoto S. Clinic Versus Online Social Network–Delivered Lifestyle Interventions: Protocol for the Get Social Noninferiority Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2017;6(12):e243 View
  18. Willis E, Szabo-Reed A, Ptomey L, Steger F, Honas J, Washburn R, Donnelly J. Do weight management interventions delivered by online social networks effectively improve body weight, body composition, and chronic disease risk factors? A systematic review. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 2017;23(2):263 View
  19. Arigo D, Pagoto S, Carter-Harris L, Lillie S, Nebeker C. Using social media for health research: Methodological and ethical considerations for recruitment and intervention delivery. DIGITAL HEALTH 2018;4 View
  20. Arigo D, Jake-Schoffman D, Wolin K, Beckjord E, Hekler E, Pagoto S. The history and future of digital health in the field of behavioral medicine. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2019;42(1):67 View
  21. He C, Wu S, Zhao Y, Li Z, Zhang Y, Le J, Wang L, Wan S, Li C, Li Y, Sun X. Social Media–Promoted Weight Loss Among an Occupational Population: Cohort Study Using a WeChat Mobile Phone App-Based Campaign. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2017;19(10):e357 View
  22. Chang L, Chattopadhyay K, Li J, Xu M, Li L. The Interplay of Support, Comparison, and Surveillance in Social Media Weight Management Interventions: A Qualitative Study (Preprint). JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2020 View
  23. Xu R, Cavallo D. Social Network Analysis of the Effects of a Social Media–Based Weight Loss Intervention Targeting Adults of Low Socioeconomic Status: Single-Arm Intervention Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2021;23(4):e24690 View
  24. Harfield S, Elliott S, Ramsey L, Housen T, Ward J. Using social networking sites to recruit participants: methods of an online survey of sexual health, knowledge and behaviour of young South Australians. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2021;45(4):348 View
  25. Skoda E, Steinbach J, Robitzsch A, Pfeiffer C, Schüren L, Tomaszewski J, Niedergethman M, Schweda A, Bäuerle A, Teufel M. Metabolic Surgery Supporting Aftercare via Group-Intervention (MeSSAGES): study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021;11(12):e053839 View
  26. Jake-Schoffman D, Carrera Seoane M, Cooper K, Rajoria M, McVay M. Engaging adults with obesity in organic online communities to support weight loss: a mixed methods pilot study. Psychology & Health 2024;39(4):536 View
  27. Xu R, Divito J, Bannor R, Schroeder M, Pagoto S. Predicting Participant Engagement in a Social Media–Delivered Lifestyle Intervention Using Microlevel Conversational Data: Secondary Analysis of Data From a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Formative Research 2022;6(7):e38068 View
  28. Atoloye A, Goetz J, Pagoto S. Remotely delivered and clinic-delivered lifestyle interventions produced similar effects on the diet quality of participants. Journal of Public Health 2024;32(3):543 View
  29. McVay M, Cooper K, Donahue M, Seoane M, Shah N, Webb F, Perri M, Jake‐Schoffman D. Engaging primary care patients with existing online tools for weight loss: A pilot trial. Obesity Science & Practice 2022;8(5):569 View
  30. Waring M, Pagoto S, Moore Simas T, Heersping G, Rudin L, Arcangel K. Feedback on Instagram posts for a gestational weight gain intervention. Translational Behavioral Medicine 2022;12(4):568 View
  31. Pagoto S, Schroeder M, Xu R, Waring M, Groshon L, Goetz J, Idiong C, Troy H, DiVito J, Bannor R. A Facebook-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention Using Open Enrollment: Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial. JMIR Formative Research 2022;6(5):e33663 View
  32. Jake-Schoffman D, Waring M, DiVito J, Goetz J, Pan C, Pagoto S. The Relationship Between How Participants Articulate Their Goals and Accomplishments and Weight Loss Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of a Pilot of a Web-Based Weight Loss Intervention. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2023;11:e41275 View
  33. Waring M, Pagoto S, Moore Simas T, Blackman Carr L, Eamiello M, Libby B, Rudin L, Heersping G. Delivering a Postpartum Weight Loss Intervention via Facebook or In-Person Groups: Results From a Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 2023;11:e41545 View
  34. Karampatakis G, Wood H, Griffiths C, Lea N, Ashcroft R, Day B, Walker N, Coulson N, De Simoni A. Ethical and Information Governance Considerations for Promoting Digital Social Interventions in Primary Care. Journal of Medical Internet Research 2023;25:e44886 View
  35. Pagoto S, Goetz J, Xu R, Wang M, Palmer L, Lemon S. Randomized non-inferiority trial comparing an asynchronous remotely-delivered versus clinic-delivered lifestyle intervention. International Journal of Obesity 2024 View
  36. Pagoto S, Lueders N, Palmer L, Idiong C, Bannor R, Xu R, Ingels S. Best Practices for Designing and Testing Behavioral and Health Communication Interventions for Delivery in Private Facebook Groups: Tutorial. JMIR Formative Research 2024;8:e58627 View
  37. Al Zou’bi H, Khatatbeh M, Alzoubi K, Khabour O, Al-Delaimy W. Attitudes and Knowledge of Adolescents in Jordan Regarding the Ethics of Social Media Data Use for Research Purposes. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 2020;15(1-2):87 View
  38. DuBois K, Delgado-Díaz D, McGrievy M, Valafar H, Monroe C, Wilcox S, Turner-McGrievy G. The Mobile lifestyle intervention for food and exercise (mLife) study: Protocol of a remote behavioral weight loss randomized clinical trial for type 2 diabetes prevention. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2025;148:107735 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Ru B, Yao L. Social Web and Health Research. View
  2. Galán-Madruga D, del Carmen González-Caballero M, Tarazona J. Encyclopedia of Toxicology. View