Engagement With and Acceptability of Digital Media Platforms for Use in Improving Health Behaviors Among Vulnerable Families: Systematic Review.
Elisabet V EppesMarycatherine AugustynSusan J GrossParis VernonLaura E CaulfieldDavid M PaigePublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2023)
Low-income pregnant women, parents of young children, and adolescents demonstrated moderate levels of engagement with and high levels of acceptability of digital media health campaigns conducted by community-serving agencies. The effectiveness of these strategies in improving health behaviors was inconclusive. Additional rigorous studies with larger sample sizes are required. In addition, more research is required to consistently measure and report participants' engagement with each platform. Digital communication platforms are critical tools for public health practitioners, and future investigations of the effectiveness of these platforms in engaging clients and improving health behaviors will maximize client services.
Keyphrases
- public health
- healthcare
- systematic review
- mental health
- pregnant women
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- health information
- health promotion
- human health
- risk assessment
- hepatitis c virus
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- health insurance
- climate change
- antiretroviral therapy
- case control