National Institute for Health Innovation, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2019 Nov 20;7(11):e15664. doi: 10.2196/15664.
Parents play an important role in the lives of adolescents, and supporting and addressing the needs of families continue to be the focus of many researchers and policy makers. Mobile health interventions have great potential for supporting parents at a population level because of their broad reach and convenience. However, limited evidence exists for such interventions for parents of adolescents. This study reports on the formative work conducted with parents and/or primary caregivers to identify their needs and preferences for the development of MyTeen-an SMS text messaging program on promoting parental competence and mental health literacy for parents of adolescents (aged 10-15 years).
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore parents and/or primary caregivers' perspectives around youth well-being, parenting, and parenting support and their input on the development of MyTeen SMS text messaging parenting intervention.
A total of 5 focus groups (n=45) were conducted with parents or primary caregivers of adolescents aged 10 to 15 years between October and December 2017 in New Zealand. A semistructured interview guideline and prompts were used. Data were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis.
Participants were concerned about youth mental health (ie, stigma and increasing demand on adolescents), and a number of parenting challenges (ie, social expectations, time, impact of technology, changes in family communication pattern, and recognizing and talking about mental health issues) were noted. Importantly, participants reported the lack of services and support available for families, and many were not aware of services for parents themselves. A number of recommendations were given on the style, content, and frequency of developing the text messaging program.
Findings from this qualitative work informed the development of MyTeen, an SMS text messaging program designed to increase parental competence and improve mental health literacy for parents of adolescents.
父母在青少年的生活中扮演着重要的角色，支持和满足家庭的需求仍然是许多研究人员和政策制定者关注的焦点。移动健康干预措施具有在人群层面支持父母的巨大潜力，因为它们具有广泛的覆盖范围和便利性。然而，针对青少年父母的此类干预措施的证据有限。本研究报告了与父母和/或主要照顾者进行的形成性工作，以确定他们对开发 MyTeen 的需求和偏好，MyTeen 是一个关于促进青少年父母能力和心理健康素养的短信文本消息传递计划（年龄在 10-15 岁之间）。
本定性研究的目的是探讨父母和/或主要照顾者对青少年福祉、育儿和育儿支持的看法，以及他们对 MyTeen 短信育儿干预措施开发的意见。
2017 年 10 月至 12 月，在新西兰对 10 至 15 岁青少年的父母或主要照顾者进行了总共 5 次焦点小组（n=45）。使用半结构化访谈指南和提示。使用归纳主题分析对录音、转录的数据进行分析。
参与者对青少年心理健康（即污名化和对青少年需求的增加）表示关注，并注意到一些育儿挑战（即社会期望、时间、技术影响、家庭沟通模式的变化以及识别和谈论心理健康问题）。重要的是，参与者报告说缺乏家庭服务和支持，许多人不知道自己的父母有哪些服务。就短信程序的风格、内容和频率提出了一些建议。
这项定性工作的结果为 MyTeen 的开发提供了信息，MyTeen 是一个短信文本消息传递计划，旨在提高青少年父母的能力并提高他们的心理健康素养。
