Blar i forfatter "Gabarron, Elia"

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    • Social media and sexual health – New arenas for information on sexually transmitted infections and promotion of healthy sexual behavior 

      Gabarron, Elia (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2017-05-05)
      Objectives: The objectives of this thesis are to investigate the use of social media for health promotion dealing with sexually transmitted infections, their value for improving health and increasing the promotion reach, and to provide examples on how social media users retrieve information about sexually- transmitted infections from these media. I want to investigate the nature of the information ...

    • Social media as an effective provider of quality assured and accurate information to increase vaccine rates: A systematic review 

      Hansen, Rita-Kristin; Baiju, Nikita; Gabarron, Elia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-26)
      Background: Vaccination programs are instrumental in prolonging and improving people’s lives by preventing diseases such as measles, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and influenza from escalating into fatal epidemics. Despite the significant impact of these programs, a substantial number of individuals, including 20 million infants annually, lack sufficient access to vaccines. Therefore, it is ...

    • Social media interventions for autistic individuals: systematic review 

      Gabarron, Elia; Skafle, Ingjerd; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-01)
      Background: Research on the use of digital technologies for delivering behavioral interventions has shown mixed evidence on their efficacy for improving both autistic symptoms and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Little knowledge exists on the specific use or efficacy of using social media in interventions aimed at autistic individuals. <p><p>Objective: To review and describe the current existing ...

    • Social media use in interventions for diabetes: Rapid evidence-based review 

      Gabarron, Elia; Årsand, Eirik; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-10)
      <p><i>BACKGROUND</i>: Health authorities recommend educating diabetic patients and their families and initiating measures aimed at improving self-management, promoting a positive behavior change, and reducing the risk of complications. Social media could provide valid channel to intervene in and deliver diabetes education. However, it is not well known whether the use of these channels in such ...

    • Social media, physical activity and autism: better or bitter together? A scoping review 

      Gabarron, Elia; Henriksen, André; Nordahl-Hansen, Anders (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-22)
      This review provides an overview of the existing research on social media, autism, and physical activity. We searched for publications on PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, Education source, ERIC, IEEE Xplore, and the proceedings from conferences on health informatics and autism. Eight studies were included in this review. Studies reported mixed results on the link between social media, physical activity, ...

    • Special issue on e-health services 

      Wynn, Rolf; Gabarron, Elia; Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset; Traver, Vicente (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-22)
      The importance of e-health to citizens, patients, health providers, governments, and other stakeholders is rapidly increasing. E-health services have a range of advantages. For instance, e-health may improve access to services, reduce costs, and improve self-management. E-health may allow previously underserved populations to gain access to services. Services utilizing apps, social media, or online ...

    • Tweet content related to sexually transmitted diseases: No joking matter 

      Gabarron, Elia; Serrano, Artur; Wynn, Rolf; Lau, Annie Y.S. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-10-06)
      Online social media, such as the microblogging site Twitter, have become a space for speedy exchange of information regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), presenting a potential risk environment for how STDs are portrayed. Examining the types of “tweeters” (users who post messages on Twitter) and the nature of “tweet” messages is important for identifying how information related to STDs is ...

    • Type 1 diabetes in Twitter: who all listen to? 

      Gabarron, Elia; Makhlysheva, Alexandra; Marco Ruiz, Luis (Peer reviewed; Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2015)
      Knowing what the conversation on Twitter regarding type 1 diabetes (T1D) is about can help in understanding the kind of information relevant to the individuals affected by the disease. The profile of Twitter users posting on T1D was collected and classified. The number of re-tweets was also registered. The tweets posted by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), communication media, and individuals ...

    • Usability Testing of a Social Media Chatbot for Increasing Physical Activity Behavior 

      Larbi, Dillys; Denecke, Kerstin; Gabarron, Elia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-20)
      Digital interventions for increasing physical activity behavior have shown great potential, especially those with social media. Chatbots, also known as conversational agents, have emerged in healthcare in relation to digital interventions and have proven effective in promoting physical activity among adults. The study’s objective is to explore users’ experiences with a social media chatbot. The ...

    • Use of social media for sexual health promotion: a scoping review 

      Gabarron, Elia; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-19)
      <b>Background: </b> <br> In order to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the World Health Organization recommends educating people on sexual health. With more than 2 billion active users worldwide, online social media potentially represent powerful channels for health promotion, including sexual health. <br> <b>Objective: </b> <br> To review the scientific literature on the use of ...

    • User preferences for a physical activity chatbot connected to an activity tracker and integrated into a social media platform 

      Larbi, Dillys; Sandsdalen, Helle; Gabarron, Elia; Årsand, Eirik; Henriksen, André (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-22)
      Performing regular physical activity can be challenging. Integrating chatbots with social media platforms and physical activity sensors can potentially increase physical activity. The objective of this study was to identify design preferences for integrating an activity tracker supported chatbot in a social media platform. Norwegian adults (n=120) responded to an ad-hoc online survey. User preferences ...

    • What are diabetes patients discussing on social media? 

      Gabarron, Elia; Bradway, Meghan; Årsand, Eirik (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2016-11-15)
      Social media channels are being used more and more by people with diabetes for exchanging health information, experiences with their chronic condition, and asking and giving advice to their peers[1]. The objective of this study is to describe the nature of the information that is shared on Norwegian diabetes social media groups, and the users’ reactions to these posts.

    • What are diabetes patients versus health care personnel discussing on social media? 

      Årsand, Eirik; Bradway, Meghan; Gabarron, Elia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-13)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Use of social media is increasing rapidly, also in health care and diabetes. However, patients, health care personnel, and patient organizations discuss diabetes on social media very differently. This has led to a lack of common ground when these stakeholders communicate about diabetes and a gap in understanding one another’s point of view. Social media have a potential for ...

    • What do adults living with obesity want from a chatbot for physical activity? – a qualitative study 

      Larbi, Dillys; Wynn, Rolf; Trondsen, Marianne Vibeke; Årsand, Eirik; Zanaboni, Paolo; Denecke, Kerstin; Gabarron, Elia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-21)
      Background - Regular physical activity helps to reduce weight and improve the general well-being of individuals living with obesity. Chatbots have shown the potential to increase physical activity among their users. We aimed to explore the preferences of individuals living with obesity for the features and functionalities of a modern chatbot based on social media, Artificial intelligence (AI) and ...

    • What Do We Know About the Use of Chatbots for Public Health? 

      Gabarron, Elia; Larbi, Dillys; Denecke, Kerstin; Årsand, Eirik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      <i>Background and objective</i>: The number of publications on the use of chatbots for health is recently increasing, however to our knowledge, there are no publications summarizing what is known about using chatbots for public health yet. The objective of this work is to provide an overview of the existing scientific literature on the use of chatbots for public health, for which purpose have chatbots ...