The Role of Social Network Technologies in Online Health Promotion: A Narrative Review of Theoretical and Empirical Factors Influencing Intervention Effectiveness

The Role of Social Network Technologies in Online Health Promotion: A Narrative Review of Theoretical and Empirical Factors Influencing Intervention Effectiveness

The Role of Social Network Technologies in Online Health Promotion: A Narrative Review of Theoretical and Empirical Factors Influencing Intervention Effectiveness

Panos Balatsoukas 1, 2 , PhD ;   Catriona M Kennedy 3, 4 , PhD ;   Iain Buchan 1, 2 , MD,FFPH,FACMI ;   John Powell 5 , PhD,FFPH ;   John Ainsworth 1, 2 , MSc

1 Institute of Population Health , Centre for Health Informatics , University of Manchester , Manchester , GB

2 Health eResearch Centre , Farr Institute for Health Informatics Research , University of Manchester , Manchester , GB

3 School of Computer Science , University of Birmingham , Birmingham , GB

4 School of Computer Science , University of Manchester , Manchester , GB

5 Nuffield Department of Primary Care , Medical Sciences Division , University of Oxford , Oxford , GB

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