Factors Associated With Weight Change in Online Weight Management Communities: A Case Study in the LoseIt Reddit Community.
Gisele Lobo PappaTiago Oliveira CunhaPaulo Viana BicalhoAntonio Luiz Pinho RibeiroAna Paula Couto SilvaWagner MeiraAlline Maria Rezende BeleigoliPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2017)
Our findings suggest that among active users of a weight management community, self-declaration of higher BMI levels (which may represent greater dissatisfaction with excess weight), high online activity, and engagement in discussions that might provide social support are associated with greater weight loss. These findings have the potential to aid health professionals to assist patients in online interventions by focusing efforts on increasing engagement and/or starting discussions on topics of higher impact on weight change.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- body mass index
- physical activity
- weight gain
- social media
- social support
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- health information
- depressive symptoms
- body weight
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- gastric bypass
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- glycemic control
- obese patients
- risk assessment
- insulin resistance
- patient reported outcomes
- advance care planning