Claire J. Han|Young Ji Lee|George Demiris
Interventions Using Social Media for Cancer Prevention and Management
Lee University|Lee University|Lee University
regarding cancer awareness social media effectively promotes health supports selfmanagement given diverse study designs methodologies approaches social media interventions oncology difficult determine effects social media cancer prevention managementwe aim systematically review intervention studies using social media cancer carea systematic search using 7 electronic databases pubmed web science cinahl cochrane library scopus embase psycinfo conducted identify surveys interventions using contemporary social media tools focus cancerof 18 selected studies 7 randomized controlled trials studies conducted types cancer conducted breast cancer united states mostly white female participants facebook frequently used platform studies targeted healthy participants providing cancer prevention education social media platforms part larger intervention main component interventions interventions overall feasible showed significant improvement cancer prevention managementsocial media tools potential effective delivering interventions cancer prevention management however dearth studies rigorous study methodologies test social media effects various cancerrelated clinical outcomessocial media use cancer care facilitate improved communication support among patients caregivers clinicians ultimately improved patient care clinicians need carefully harness social media enhance patient care clinical outcomes