Approximately one in 10 fathers experience mental health difficulties during their partner's pregnancy and/or the postpartum period. There is a need for routine depression screening and timely interventions for fathers in the postpartum however there is a lack of resources tailored to men. To fill this gap, the investigators developed HealthyDads which includes up-to-date information and strategies related to i) prevention or reduction of stress and depressive symptoms; ii) parenting skills preparation tailored to expectant dads and iii) healthy lifestyle promotion for men at risk for depression. The investigators objective is to evaluate the acceptability of the HealthDads website targeting the mental health of at risk expectant fathers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
HealthyDads is a prototype bilingual self-guided psychoeducational Digital Intervention with accurate and easily accessible information on topics related to mental health, parenting and health behaviors, along with strategies to optimize each.
Engagement with Digital Intervention: Number of Logins
To evaluate participant engagement with the digital intervention HealthDads, the investigators will track the number of times the participant logs into the intervention.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 weeks
Intervention Acceptability and Expectancies Questionnaire (IAEQ)
Evaluates users' acceptance of the DI and potential barriers and facilitators to acceptance. Scale of minimum value 1 to a maximum value of 5 where a higher score indicates a better outcome.
Time frame: From enrollement to the end of the intervention at 6 weeks
Engagement with Digital Intervention: Number of modules viewed
In order to evaluate the engagement with the digital intervention HealthDads, the investigators will track the number of modules each participant views.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 weeks
Engagement with Digital Intervention: Total number of pages viewed
In order to evaluate the engagement with the digital intervention HealthDads, the investigators will track the total number of intervention pages each participant views.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 6 weeks
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depressive Scale is a 10 question screening tool used to evaluate depressive symptoms. The minimum score is 0 and maximum is 30 with a higher score indicating more severe depression.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 12 months following the birth of their baby
Male Depression Risk Scale (MDRS-22)
The Male Depression Risk Scale will assess masculine depressive symptoms. The minimum score is 0 and maximum is 154 with higher scores indicative of a greater risk of significant depressive symptoms.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 12 months following the birth of their baby
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale is scored from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe anxiety.
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of follow-up 12 months after the birth of their baby
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