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Date Submitted: Jul 21, 2022
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Social network interventions for health behaviors and outcomes: health promotion and intervention to improve sleep quality
ABSTRACT
Background:
Using social networks in health promotion makes it possible to eliminate physical boundaries and minimize barriers to accessing support resources to improve health. This is a great alternative to promote the creation of support networks and encourage health promotion regardless of geographic location.
Objective:
In a pandemic-stricken world, more than 58% of people are dissatisfied with their sleep quality. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of social media interventions in changing sleep hygiene behavior.
Methods:
A one-group pretest-posttest design was used through a Facebook Group Community and under the modality of a ´9-week health challenge´. All subjects completed a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire before and after the intervention, wrote a sleep diary, joined a WhatsApp group, and attended two live online presentations with a nutritionist and a neurologist.
Results:
Baseline PSQI ranged from 6 to 10 (55% of participants, mean=6.09), and after-intervention PSQI ranged from 1 to 5 (58% of participants, mean=4.47). The mean difference was statistically significant.
Conclusions:
The study showed a potential improvement in sleep quality through a 9-week social-media-based intervention.
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