SOCIAL SUPPORT

This small pilot study tested a new way to help teens and young adults quit vaping. Researchers created private Instagram groups where participants received messages from a counselor and support from peer mentors who had already quit. The goal was to see if this social media appr…

This study tested a 6-week phone-based program called 'Heart Up!' designed to help adults with heart disease who feel hopeless. The program provided motivational support from a nurse, sometimes with extra support from a loved one, to help participants become more physically activ…

This study tested whether providing basic newborn care training to expectant fathers through a website could improve their confidence in caring for a baby and improve their pregnant wives' feelings of being supported. It involved 70 couples where the father was given access to th…

This study tested two different ways to help medical students learn clinical skills through peer support. Researchers compared online digital support, in-person group sessions, and regular classroom training to see which worked best. They measured how well students performed on p…

This study looked at how fathers' involvement in breastfeeding education at different pregnancy and postpartum stages affects mothers' confidence and infant feeding patterns. Researchers followed 526 couples, dividing them based on when fathers participated in breastfeeding activ…