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Young People's Use of Digital Health Technologies in the Global North: Narrative Review.

Deborah Lupton
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
Further details on how young people are using social media platforms and YouTube as health support resources and for peer-to-peer sharing of information, including attention paid to the content of these resources and the role played by young social media influencers and microcelebrities, would contribute important insights to this body of literature. The role played by visual media, such as GIFs (Graphics Interchange Format) and memes, and social media platforms that have recently become very popular with young people (eg, Snapchat and TikTok) in health-related content creation and sharing requires more attention by social researchers seeking to better understand young people's use of digital devices and software for health and fitness.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • health information
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • systematic review
  • working memory
  • physical activity
  • risk assessment
  • health promotion
  • human health
  • climate change
  • data analysis
  • tertiary care