U-shaped association between social media usage frequency and suggestibility by internet health information in Chinese online population with pre-diabetes and diabetes: a cross-sectional study
Once a certain threshold of social media usage frequency is reached, suggestibility by internet health information cues increases with increased usage. Monitoring social media usage frequency could thus provide insightful indicators for evaluating the online behavioral and psychological profiles of individuals engaged in online blood glucose management.
Authors
- Mutong Chen
- Guanhua Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5864-7948)
- Xiaobing Lin
- Rui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2263-2159)
Institutions
- Shantou University (CN)
- Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College (CN)
- Shantou University Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22724-1
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province