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Title: | Grupos sobre alimentación saludable en Facebook: Características y contenidos |
Other Titles: | Healthy eating support groups on Facebook: Content and features |
Author: | Leis, Ángela Mayer Pujadas, Miguel Ángel Torres Niño, Javier Rodríguez González, Alejandro Suelves Joanxich, Josep M. Armayones Ruiz, Manuel |
Others: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3) Universitat Pompeu Fabra Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
Keywords: | social media internet health education healthy eating |
Issue Date: | 29-Jan-2013 |
Publisher: | Gaceta Sanitaria |
Citation: | Leis, A., Mayer, M., Torres Niño, J., Rodríguez González, A., Suelves, J.M. & Armayones Ruiz, M. (2013). Grupos sobre alimentación saludable en Facebook: Características y contenidos. Gaceta Sanitaria, 27(4), 355-357. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2012.12.010 |
Also see: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2012.12.010 |
Abstract: | Objective, to determine the features and use of groups related to healthy eating on Facebook. Method, we carried out a cross-sectional study through the Internet. Using the API on Facebook, we included open groups related to healthy eating in the Spanish language. The variables studied were name, description, category, the number and gender of users, date of creation, number of posts, content of the first 20 posts, and the most recent update. Results, we selected 281 open groups for inclusion in the study. Of these, 125 were excluded because the content was unrelated to healthy eating. Finally 156 groups were studied with 14,619 users (10,373 women [71%] and 3,919 men [26.8%]). Dietary products were promoted by 40% of the groups. Conclusions: Facebook is used as a means of communication and for sharing health information. Because many of these groups promote dietary products, their usefulness for health education is doubtful. Health organizations should participate in social media. |
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URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10609/92448 |
ISSN: | 0213-9111MIAR |
Appears in Collections: | Articles Articles cientÍfics |
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