Instagram and WhatsApp are two social media and networking services introduced in 2010.
They are currently subsidiaries of Facebook, Inc., California, USA. Using evidence from the …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mobile health
applications in changing health-related behaviors and clinical health outcomes. Methods A …

Background: The advent of telemedicine has allowed physicians to deliver medical
treatment to patients from a distance. Mobile apps such as WhatsApp Messenger, an instant …

Background: Although much research has been done investigating the roles of social
network sites (SNSs) in linking patients and health professionals, there is a lack of …

Background Popular social media could extend the reach of smoking cessation efforts. In
this systematic review, our objectives were: 1) to determine whether social media …

Background Conversational chatbots are an emerging digital intervention for smoking
cessation. No studies have reported on the entire development process of a cessation …

Background People are now connected in a borderless web-based world. The modern
public, especially the younger generation, relies heavily on the internet as the main source …

Study Design In a two-group randomized controlled trial with 160 tobacco smokers,
Tweet2Quit was combined with a web guide (smokefree. gov) and nicotine patch. The …

Importance Successful smoking cessation strategies are an important part of reducing
tobacco use. However, providing universal smoking cessation support can be a challenge …

Background Social networking platforms offer a wide reach for public health interventions
allowing communication with broad audiences using tools that are generally free and …