An App to Support Fathers' Mental Health and Well-Being: User-Centered Development Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies describe the popularity and usefulness of parenting programs. In particular, parenting programs are generally viewed as effective for supporting parents' mental well-being during key transition periods. However, the evidence base for fathers is limited owing to their lack of involvement in parenting programs and scarcity of tailored support.

Objective

This paper aimed to describe the co-design process for a universal digital intervention for fathers (fatherli) and the outline of a logic model with its expected outcomes.

Methods

Following established guidelines for co-designing and developing complex interventions, we conducted a nonsystematic review of the available literature to gather key information, developed market surveys to assess fa

SUBMITTER: Liverpool S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature