The influence of social networking sites on health behavior change: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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How the public uses social media wechat to obtain health information in china: a survey study (2017, background): “Furthermore, social media platforms emphasize a more customer-oriented experience and enables the sharing of health information [12], and a previous study showed that social media usage has positive effects on health behaviors [13].”
Evidence on Digital Mental Health Interventions for Adolescents and Young People: Systematic Overview (2020, background): “Although these may have the potential to engage adolescents and young people and thus support traditional face-to-face treatment [54] and although social network sites, including gaming elements, are found to be promising in promoting changes in health-related behaviors [55,56], the quality of conte”
Understanding factors affecting patient and public engagement and recruitment to digital health interventions: a systematic review of qualitative studies (2016, neutral): “Gamification [75], social networking applications [76] and wearable technologies [66] are currently being explored to improve the usability and social connectedness of digital health products and services and further work should explore how these can contribute to engagement and enrolment.”