39. YONI FREEDHOFF
Information acquired: 2025
YONI FREEDHOFF is an academic who published a paper in 2017 entitled Cel,,brities' impact on health-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and status outcomes: protoc. YONI FREEDHOFF published this work as part of a team: Hoffman, Steven J. Here is a description of this work: Bac,,ground: Celebrities are highly influential people whose actions and decisions are watched and often emulated by wide audiences. Many celebrities have used their prominent social standing to offer medical advice or endorse health products, a trend that is expected to increase. However, the extent of the impact that celebrities have in shaping the public's health-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and status is unclear. This systematic review seeks to answer the following questions: (1) Which health-related outcomes are influenced by celebrities? (2) How large of an impact do celebrities actually have on these health-related outcomes? (3) Under what circumstances do celebrities produce either beneficial or harmful impacts? Methods Ten databases were searched, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, Communication Complet.