An appraisal of social network theory and analysis as applied to public health: challenges and opportunities

TW Valente, SR Pitts - Annual review of public health, 2017 - annualreviews.org
The use of social network theory and analysis methods as applied to public health has
expanded greatly in the past decade, yielding a significant academic literature that spans …

Value of social network analysis for developing and evaluating complex healthcare interventions: a scoping review

LC Smit, J Dikken, MJ Schuurmans, NJ de Wit… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Most complex healthcare interventions target a network of healthcare
professionals. Social network analysis (SNA) is a powerful technique to study how social …

Developing a typology of network alteration strategies for implementation: a scoping review and iterative synthesis

AC Bunger, R Yousefi-Nooraie, K Warren, Q Cao… - Implementation …, 2023 - Springer
Background Social networks transmit knowledge, influence, and resources. These
relationships among patients, professionals, and organizations can shape how innovations …

Supportive-leadership training to improve social connection: A cluster-randomized trial demonstrating efficacy in a high-risk occupational context.

C Mohr, L Hammer, J Dimoff, S Allen, J Lee… - Journal of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
The high, and still rising, rate of loneliness is a threat to public health (Office of the Surgeon
General, 2023), with negative mental and physical health consequences (eg, Holt-Lunstad …

Connecting the dots: Implementing and evaluating a network intervention to foster scientific collaboration and productivity

VL Sciabolazza, R Vacca, C McCarty - Social Networks, 2020 - Elsevier
This article presents the design and implementation of a network intervention to foster
scientific collaboration at a research university, and describes an experimental framework …

Helping those that hide: Anticipated stigmatization drives concealment and a destructive cycle of debt

M Moorhouse, M Goode, J Cotte… - Journal of Marketing …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Debt accumulation has been linked to materialism, impulsivity, shortsightedness, self-
control, and lifestyle preferences. However, applying stigma theory allows novel insights into …

Healthy immigrant community study protocol: A randomized controlled trial of a social network intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction among Hispanic and …

ML Wieland, L Molina, M Goodson, GP Capetillo… - Contemporary Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Immigrants to the United States face structural barriers that contribute
to rising cardiovascular risk factors and obesity after immigration. This manuscript describes …

Individual-and group-level network-building interventions to address social isolation and loneliness: a scoping review with implications for COVID19

R Yousefi Nooraie, K Warren, LA Juckett, QA Cao… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Purpose Worldwide mandates for social distancing and home-quarantine have contributed
to loneliness and social isolation. We conducted a systematic scoping review to identify …

The social potential of music for addiction recovery

K Harrison - Music & Science, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines music and music scholarship vis-à-vis research findings in addictions
sciences. It explains how music is socially useful for preventing and treating addiction …

Bridging income generation with group integrated care for cardiovascular risk reduction: rationale and design of the BIGPIC study

R Vedanthan, JH Kamano, H Lee, B Andama… - American heart …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide,
with> 80% of CVD deaths occurring in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Diabetes …