App-Tailoring Requirements to Increase Stress Management Competencies Within Families: Cross-sectional Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Families experiencing high levels of psychological distress are considered a particularly vulnerable population for adverse effects on mental and physical health. Moreover, highly stressed individuals engage less in mental health promoting activities and show low stress management competencies. App-based stress interventions seem promising for the treatment and prevention of stress outcomes and might be a low-threshold solution.

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify the requirements for a tailored app to reduce stress in a cohort of highly stressed families that have low stress management skills.

Methods

Parents (n=1008; age: mean 47.7 years, SD 6.1; female: 599/1008, 59.7%) completed an extensive web-based survey and were subdivided into a target

SUBMITTER: Bischoff LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367136 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature