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This study aims to explore how social media influencers impact health beliefs and behaviors through conditional communication processes.

The Impact of Social Media Based Advice on Health Behaviors in Digital Health Communication

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Randomized trial examines health behaviors influenced by social media content, suggesting critical evaluation is essential.

This study aims to explore how social media influencers impact health beliefs and behaviors through conditional communication processes.
Survey data were collected from social media users.
Engagement with health-related influencer content was analyzed using Firth's penalized logistic regression.
Digital health literacy and perceived commercial intent were assessed for their influence on behavior change.
High exposure to influencer-based health content increases the likelihood of taking health-related action.
Higher digital health literacy appears to reduce the likelihood of translating exposure into behavior change, suggesting a protective effect.
Perceived commercial intent decreases the chances of acting on influencer recommendations.

Bozkurt et al. (2026) studied this question.

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