A Mobile App–Based Intervention (Parentbot–a Digital Healthcare Assistant) for Parents: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
As the viewing of PDA's educational materials was linked to improvements in parents' perinatal well-being, the provision of educational resources should be prioritized in future app-based parenting interventions. Because the use of other PDA features, such as poster activities, forum posts, and reflection and gratitude exercises, had a limited effect in improving parents' well-being, future interventions could explore alternative activities to better engage parents. Future mobile app-based parenting interventions could conduct similar evaluations on app use and the effectiveness of specific features to validate the findings of this study.
Authors
- Yap Seng Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-8473)
- Joan Lalor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0468-4457)
- Cornelia Yin Ing Chee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0605-4734)
- Mahesh Choolani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8336-0973)
- Shefaly Shorey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5583-2814)
- Joelle Yan Xin Chua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4460-9341)
- Huso Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4724-5235)
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- National University Hospital (SG)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/64882
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76