Social Media-Promoted Weight Loss Among an Occupational Population: Cohort Study Using a WeChat Mobile Phone App-Based Campaign
Initiatives
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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a mobile app (WeChat) as an intervention on weight loss behavior.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2015
- End Year
- 2016
Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- The data that were collected both at baseline and after 6 months of interventions were used.
Marker Paper
He C, Wu S, Zhao Y, et al. Social Media-Promoted Weight Loss Among an Occupational Population: Cohort Study Using a WeChat Mobile Phone App-Based Campaign. J Med Internet Res. 2017;19(10):e357. Published 2017 Oct 23. doi:10.2196/jmir.7861
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 15,310
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
occupational population
The data that were collected both at baseline and after 6 months of interventions were used. A total of 15,310 participants were enrolled in this study. The mean age of the control group was 39.0 (SD 9.5) years and that of the WeChat group was 35.1 (SD 8.5) years. Participants in the WeChat group were younger than those in the control group, and the difference was significant. Participants in the WeChat group were largely females (66.53%, 7879/11,843) and largely had university/college degrees or above (91.85%, 10,878/11,843). In the control group, nearly half the participants were female (40.47%, 1403/3467) and more participants had university/college degrees or above
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- China
- Territory
- Shunyi District of Beijing
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other criteria
- Participants were enrolled if they (1) were from one of any of the 134 government agencies and enterprises in Shunyi District, (2) were 18 years of age or older, and (3) wanted to lose weight. Participants willing to lose weight via WeChat were enrolled as members of the WeChat group and those who were willing to lose weight but did not want to use WeChat were in the control group. Pregnant women and those whose health conditions were not suitable for weight loss were excluded from the study.
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 15,310
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
As mobile technologies have rapidly developed, mobile apps such as WeChat are well accepted and have the potential to improve health behaviors.
- Start Date
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2015-08
- End Date
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2016-02
- Data sources
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Mobile data collection
- Smartphone apps
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Mobile data collection