The Supportive Parenting App is a theory-based perinatal educational intervention for couples administered through a mobile application. The intervention comprise of knowledge-based content, informational videos and audio, discussion forum, peer volunteer chat group, and a frequently asked questions (FAQ) expert advice section. The aims of the study are to: 1. develop theory-based supportive parenting App (SPA) intervention for both first-time and experienced parents across perinatal period 2. examine its effectiveness on parental outcomes: including maternal depression at 12 months postpartum (primary outcome), paternal depression, parental anxiety, parenting self-efficacy, help - seeking behavior (social support), parental bonding and parenting satisfaction (secondary outcomes); and new-born outcomes: physical, social and emotional developments (secondary outcomes) 3. evaluate SPA's cost-effectiveness as compared to standard perinatal care across major restructured hospitals, and 4. examine the perceptions of parents in receiving this intervention. When compared with those in the control group receiving standard care: 1. parents receiving SPA intervention will have better- emotional well-being (reduced depression and anxiety);parenting self-efficacy; social support; bonding and satisfaction. 2. new-borns of parents receiving SPA will have better physical, social and emotional development 3. It will be more cost-effective to provide SPA than the standard care
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
398
The Supportive Parenting Application is a theory-based perinatal educational intervention for couples administered through a mobile application. The mobile app consist of knowledge-based content, informational videos and audio, discussion forum, chat groups with peer volunteers, and an experts advice section
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies
Singapore, Singapore
Maternal postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Maternal postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Maternal postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 4 months postpartum
Maternal postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 6 months postpartum
Maternal postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 9 months postpartum
Maternal postpartum depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 12 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Bayley-IV scale Minimum raw score of 0 and maximum score of 258 for 129 items. Higher score indicate better outcome
Time frame: 6 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Bayley-IV scale Minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 258 for 129 items. Higher score indicate better outcome
Time frame: 12 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Ages and Stages Questionnaire - 3 (ASQ-3) 21 items; minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 210, with higher score indicating better outcomes
Time frame: 2 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Ages and Stages Questionnaire - 3 (ASQ-3) 21 items; minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 210, with higher score indicating better outcomes
Time frame: 4 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Ages and Stages Questionnaire - 3 (ASQ-3) 21 items; minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 210, with higher score indicating better outcomes
Time frame: 6 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Ages and Stages Questionnaire - 3 (ASQ-3) 21 items; minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 210, with higher score indicating better outcomes
Time frame: 9 months postpartum
Infant physical, social, and emotional development
Ages and Stages Questionnaire - 3 (ASQ-3) 21 items; minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 210, with higher score indicating better outcomes
Time frame: 12 months postpartum
Paternal depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Paternal depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Paternal depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 4 month postpartum
Paternal depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 6 month postpartum
Paternal depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 9 month postpartum
Paternal depression
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) Minimum score is 0, maximum score is 30, with higher score indicating worse outcome
Time frame: 12 month postpartum
Parental Anxiety
State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) minimum score of 20 and maximum score of 80, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Parental Anxiety
State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) minimum score of 20 and maximum score of 80, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Parental Anxiety
State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) minimum score of 20 and maximum score of 80, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: 4 month postpartum
Parental Anxiety
State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) minimum score of 20 and maximum score of 80, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: 6 month postpartum
Parental Anxiety
State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) minimum score of 20 and maximum score of 80, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: 9 month postpartum
Parental Anxiety
State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI) minimum score of 20 and maximum score of 80, with higher scores indicating worse outcomes.
Time frame: 12 month postpartum
Parenting self-efficacy
Parenting Efficacy Scale (PES) Scores range from 10 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher parenting efficacy
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Parenting self-efficacy
Parenting Efficacy Scale (PES) Scores range from 10 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher parenting efficacy
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Parenting self-efficacy
Parenting Efficacy Scale (PES) Scores range from 10 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher parenting efficacy
Time frame: 4 month postpartum
Parenting self-efficacy
Parenting Efficacy Scale (PES) Scores range from 10 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher parenting efficacy
Time frame: 6 month postpartum
Parenting self-efficacy
Parenting Efficacy Scale (PES) Scores range from 10 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher parenting efficacy
Time frame: 9 month postpartum
Parenting self-efficacy
Parenting Efficacy Scale (PES) Scores range from 10 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher parenting efficacy
Time frame: 12 month postpartum
Perceived social support
Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) scale minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher score indicate higher perceived support.
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Perceived social support
Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) scale minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher score indicate higher perceived support.
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Perceived social support
Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) scale minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher score indicate higher perceived support.
Time frame: 4 month postpartum
Perceived social support
Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) scale minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher score indicate higher perceived support.
Time frame: 6 month postpartum
Perceived social support
Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) scale minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher score indicate higher perceived support.
Time frame: 9 month postpartum
Perceived social support
Perceived Social Support for Parenting (PSSP) scale minimum score of 10 and maximum score of 40. Higher score indicate higher perceived support.
Time frame: 12 month postpartum
Parent-Infant bonding
Parent-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating worse bonding
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Parent-Infant bonding
Parent-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating worse bonding
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Parent-Infant bonding
Parent-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating worse bonding
Time frame: 4 month postpartum
Parent-Infant bonding
Parent-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating worse bonding
Time frame: 6 month postpartum
Parent-Infant bonding
Parent-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating worse bonding
Time frame: 9 month postpartum
Parent-Infant bonding
Parent-to-Infant Bonding Scale scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating worse bonding
Time frame: 12 month postpartum
Parenting satisfaction
What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like Questionnaire (WPBL) 11-items, scores range from 0 to 99 with higher scores indicating better parenting satisfaction.
Time frame: 1 month postpartum
Parenting satisfaction
What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like Questionnaire (WPBL) 11-items, scores range from 0 to 99 with higher scores indicating better parenting satisfaction.
Time frame: 2 month postpartum
Parenting satisfaction
What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like Questionnaire (WPBL) 11-items, scores range from 0 to 99 with higher scores indicating better parenting satisfaction.
Time frame: 4 month postpartum
Parenting satisfaction
What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like Questionnaire (WPBL) 11-items, scores range from 0 to 99 with higher scores indicating better parenting satisfaction.
Time frame: 6 month postpartum
Parenting satisfaction
What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like Questionnaire (WPBL) 11-items, scores range from 0 to 99 with higher scores indicating better parenting satisfaction.
Time frame: 9 month postpartum
Parenting satisfaction
What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like Questionnaire (WPBL) 11-items, scores range from 0 to 99 with higher scores indicating better parenting satisfaction.
Time frame: 12 month postpartum
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