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How do people living with obesity who use obesity services perceive healthcare professionals' representation of the disease on social media? An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Sean Martin MaherJoseph McHughMichael CrottySusie BirneyJean O'ConnellFrancis Martin FinucaneMuirne Spooner
Published in: BMJ open (2024)
HCP's use of social media has a powerful impact on people with obesity who use healthcare and obesity services. Social media is a key tool in obesity awareness and education. We propose the '3E' framework-Empower, Evidence-Based and Educate and be educated to guide HCPs' social media use.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • healthcare
  • insulin resistance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • health information
  • weight loss
  • high fat diet induced
  • type diabetes
  • weight gain
  • primary care
  • mental health
  • skeletal muscle