Teague Samantha J, Shatte Adrian B R, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz Matthew, Hutchinson Delyse M
SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.
Department of Psychology, College of Healthcare Sciences, Department of Psychology, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
Behav Inf Technol. 2025 May 9:1-15. doi: 10.1080/0144929X.2025.2502474.
Fathers' perinatal mental health is a major public health issue, yet few interventions have been developed targeting this group. Fathers face many barriers in accessing perinatal mental health support, including stigma around caregiving and mental health, and thus require careful consideration when designing interventions. This study aimed to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of a mobile app-based intervention for paternal perinatal depression, anxiety, and stress. Following a design science approach, five meta design principles and 15 specific principles were created to guide the intervention design, and a prototype app titled Rover was created. The prototype was evaluated by 43 fathers and 10 mental health clinicians. Participants in both groups rated the app highly for its functionality, clinical content, aesthetics, and digital therapeutic alliance. Qualitative feedback indicated that fathers held particularly favourable views regarding the mood tracking, mindfulness, and goal tracking features. Both groups expressed a preference for more support for the personalisation of content, including more dynamic interactions with the chatbot support feature. To our knowledge, this is the first app-based mental health intervention designed specifically for fathers, with study results providing guidance to the field on developing digital health initiatives for this population.
父亲的围产期心理健康是一个重大的公共卫生问题,但针对这一群体的干预措施却很少。父亲在获得围产期心理健康支持方面面临许多障碍,包括围绕照顾和心理健康的污名化,因此在设计干预措施时需要仔细考虑。本研究旨在检验一种基于移动应用程序的干预措施对父亲围产期抑郁、焦虑和压力的可行性、可接受性和可用性。遵循设计科学方法,制定了五条元设计原则和十五条具体原则来指导干预设计,并创建了一个名为“漫游者”的原型应用程序。43名父亲和10名心理健康临床医生对该原型进行了评估。两组参与者对该应用程序的功能、临床内容、美学和数字治疗联盟评价很高。定性反馈表明,父亲们对情绪跟踪、正念和目标跟踪功能持有特别积极的看法。两组都表示希望在内容个性化方面获得更多支持,包括与聊天机器人支持功能进行更动态的互动。据我们所知,这是第一个专门为父亲设计的基于应用程序的心理健康干预措施,研究结果为该领域针对这一人群开展数字健康倡议提供了指导。
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