Physical Activity Misinformation on Social Media and Digital Mediums: Systematic Review

作者：D. David Thomas, Linglin Xu, Brian Yu, Octavio Alanis, John F Adamek, Imani Canton, Yan Luo, Sean P. Mullen · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.31234/osf.io/q45fu · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Misinformation and Its Impacts、Social Media in Health Education、Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection

Background: Social media is a prominent way in which health information is spread. The accuracy and credibility of such sources ranges widely, with misleading statements, misreported results of studies, and lack of references causing health misinformation to become a growing problem. Prior research on health-related misinformation related to topics including vaccines, nutrition, and cancer, however, has excluded physical activity despite it being highly searched and discussed online.Objective: This systematic review was designed to synthesize the existing literature focused on physical activity misinformation online in accordance with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines.Methods: Keyword searches were performed in PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for records published between January 2016 and December 2023. This search strategy yielded a total of 4,160 articles. Titles and abstracts were screened by independent reviewers, resulting in 135 articles selected for full-text review. After further review, 20 articles met the inclusion criteria and were used in the final synthesis.Results: Of those included, 12 articles addressed physical activity misinformation pertaining to specific diseases or conditions, six involved general physical activity messaging and believability, one focused on weight-loss, and one addressed workplace sitting guidelines. The social media platforms YouTube (n=9), Facebook (n=2), ...