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A Neoteric Approach toward Social Media in Public Health Informatics: A Narrative Review of Current Trends and Future Directions

Version 1 : Received: 26 December 2023 / Approved: 27 December 2023 / Online: 27 December 2023 (11:42:36 CET)

How to cite: Awan, A.; Gonzalez, A.; Sharma, M. A Neoteric Approach toward Social Media in Public Health Informatics: A Narrative Review of Current Trends and Future Directions. Preprints 2023, 2023122102. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2102.v1 Awan, A.; Gonzalez, A.; Sharma, M. A Neoteric Approach toward Social Media in Public Health Informatics: A Narrative Review of Current Trends and Future Directions. Preprints 2023, 2023122102. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2102.v1

Abstract

Social media has become more popular in the last few years. It has been used in public health development and healthcare settings to promote healthier lifestyles. Given its important role in today's culture, it is necessary to understand its current trends and future directions in public health. This review aims to describe and summarize how public health professionals have been using social media to improve population outcomes. Additionally, it discusses potential future directions on how social media can be used to improve population health. The findings showed how social media has been used as a tool for research, designing and implementing health campaigns, messaging, and health promotion. In addition, social media integration with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative Pre-Trained transformers (GPT) can have a big impact and offer an innovative approach to tackle the problems and difficulties in health informatics. These innovations might improve patient participation, individualized assistance, and care experiences. The research showed how likely social media will keep growing and evolving and, if used effectively, have the potential to help close public health gaps across different cultures and improve population health.

Keywords

social media; public health; health informatics.; virtual reality; Artificial Intelligence; Generative Pretrained transformers; metaverse.

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services

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