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The Association Between Posting WeChat Moments and the Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Prospective National Cohort Study

The Association Between Posting WeChat Moments and the Risk of Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: Prospective National Cohort Study

Participants from the raw dataset that (1) were aged In the fourth wave of the CHARLS, participants were asked, “Do you use We Chat?” with possible responses being yes or no. Participants who answered yes were categorized as We Chat users; otherwise, they were categorized as non-We Chat users. Subsequently, the participants using We Chat were further asked, “Do you post We Chat moments?” with possible responses being yes or no.

Wei Wang, Hui Wang, Xinru Hu, Qian Yu, Fangyi Chen, Xirui Qiu, Xiaoxiao Wang

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2025;11:e62730

Intention to Seek Mental Health Services During the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 City-Wide Lockdown: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Intention to Seek Mental Health Services During the 2022 Shanghai COVID-19 City-Wide Lockdown: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

In addition, the market dominance of social media apps in China, such as We Chat, with 1.2 billion active accounts [24,25], provides innovation potential, such as building widgets embedded in social media apps (We Chat Mini Programs) without the need for additional application downloads.

Lingzi Luo, Gen Li, Weiming Tang, Dan Wu, Brian Hall

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e51470

Efficacy of a WeChat-Based, Multidisciplinary, Full-Course Nutritional Management Program on the Nutritional Status of Patients With Ovarian Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: Randomized Controlled Trial

Efficacy of a WeChat-Based, Multidisciplinary, Full-Course Nutritional Management Program on the Nutritional Status of Patients With Ovarian Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: Randomized Controlled Trial

We Chat, a very popular social application in China, has more than 1 billion monthly active users. It is easy to operate and offers multiple functions such as text and voice messaging, free voice and video calls, group chats, subscriptions to public accounts and applets, and so forth. We Chat has been demonstrated to be an effective and more cost-efficient technological tool for chronic disease management [17,18].

Xiaojuan Tian, Yan Liu, Jiahua Zhang, Lixiao Yang, Linyao Feng, Aidong Qi, Hanjiazi Liu, Pengju Liu, Ying Li

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2024;12:e56475

HIV Incidence and Transactional Sex Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ningbo, China: Prospective Cohort Study Using a WeChat-Based Platform

HIV Incidence and Transactional Sex Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Ningbo, China: Prospective Cohort Study Using a WeChat-Based Platform

We Chat has become one of China’s most widely used social media apps, with over 1.3 billion active users in 2022 [16], similar to a combination of Twitter, Whats App, and Facebook [17]. It shows promise as a platform for recruitment and has been used in HIV prevention studies [18,19]. However, there is limited research on using We Chat to maintain a cohort among MSM. Transactional sex (TS) is broadly defined as the exchange of sex for money or goods [20].

Hang Hong, Xiaojun Shi, Yuhui Liu, Wei Feng, Ting Fang, Chunlan Tang, Guozhang Xu

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e52366

Improving Parental Health Literacy in Primary Caregivers of 0- to 3-Year-Old Children Through a WeChat Official Account: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Improving Parental Health Literacy in Primary Caregivers of 0- to 3-Year-Old Children Through a WeChat Official Account: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

We Chat, one of China’s largest social media platforms, had over 1.3 billion monthly active users worldwide by the end of 2023 [19]. We Chat offers several innovative function modules, including We Chat official accounts (WOAs), which enable users to access information, services, and subscriber interaction [20].

Yun Li, Qiuli Xiao, Min Chen, Chunhua Jiang, Shurong Kang, Ying Zhang, Jun Huang, Yulin Yang, Mu Li, Hong Jiang

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e54623

Evaluating the Quality of Cancer-Related WeChat Public Accounts: Cross-Sectional Study

Evaluating the Quality of Cancer-Related WeChat Public Accounts: Cross-Sectional Study

Similar to Facebook, We Chat, released in 2011 by Tencent Inc, has become the most widely used social networking platform in China, reporting 1299 million users in 2022 [3]. We Chat public accounts (WPA) are application accounts supplied by administrators that can be used for communication and interaction with specific groups via text, pictures, videos, and so forth. Members can follow the WPAs of interest to receive relevant information or messages.

Peng Pan, Changhua Yu, Tao Li, Tingting Dai, Hanhan Tian, Yaozu Xiong, Jie Lv, Xiaochu Hu, Weidong Ma, Wenda Yin

JMIR Cancer 2024;10:e52156

Using Clinician-Patient WeChat Group Communication Data to Identify Symptom Burdens in Patients With Uterine Fibroids Under Focused Ultrasound Ablation Surgery Treatment: Qualitative Study

Using Clinician-Patient WeChat Group Communication Data to Identify Symptom Burdens in Patients With Uterine Fibroids Under Focused Ultrasound Ablation Surgery Treatment: Qualitative Study

In China, the most widely used social media platform is We Chat, covering approximately 1.2 billion internet users of all ages [10]. Clinician-patient We Chat groups are popular in all types of hospitals and are an effective instrument for patient care after surgery. Unlike discussion forums open to all viewers on other social media, clinician-patient We Chat groups are established by medical staff, and since only patients treated by those medical staff are granted access, the groups are relatively private.

Jiayuan Zhang, Wei Xu, Cheng Lei, Yang Pu, Yubo Zhang, Jingyu Zhang, Hongfan Yu, Xueyao Su, Yanyan Huang, Ruoyan Gong, Lijun Zhang, Qiuling Shi

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e43995

The Effectiveness of Improving Infectious Disease–Specific Health Literacy Among Residents: WeChat-Based Health Education Intervention Program

The Effectiveness of Improving Infectious Disease–Specific Health Literacy Among Residents: WeChat-Based Health Education Intervention Program

Following Facebook and Twitter’s success in medical education in Western universities [18], We Chat (Chinese pinyin: Wei Xin) is a new media app that is currently recognized as the best social networking site to use for a similar purpose, given that its users span all ages and professions in China [19]. As a free instant messaging app for smartphones, We Chat enables the exchange of text, voice, picture, and video information between individuals and groups through mobile phones.

Yusui Zhao, Shuiyang Xu, Xuehai Zhang, Lei Wang, Yu Huang, Shuxian Wu, Qingqing Wu

JMIR Form Res 2023;7:e46841