Digital tools as parental support – how should they be provided to meet the needs of expecting and new parents?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sense of coherence, perceived quality of parental couple relationship, social support; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18017741
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Skövde

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34901924/ (added 14/12/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 21 February 2022
• Study Completion: 2024-12-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

1. Expecting and new parents within the study setting (A & B)
2. Healthcare professionals at antenatal units and within family counselling within the study setting (C)
3. Expecting and new parents within Sweden (D)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parents with a lack of ability in speaking, reading or understanding Swedish (B & D) or English language (A)
2. Parents or healthcare professionals who do not have access to mobile phones that enable the digital parental support to be used (B & C: Intervention Interplay & D)
3. Parents or professionals with severe visual impairment or other physical disorder that would prevent them to use touch feature on mobile phones (B & C: Intervention Interplay & D)
4. Single parents or parental couples in which only one of the parents agrees to participate (B & D)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified