User experiences of a mobile mental well-being intervention among pregnant women

Salla Muuraiskangas; Elina Mattila; Pipsa Kyttälä; Mirva Koreasalo; Raimo Lappalainen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-32270-4_14

User experiences of a mobile mental well-being intervention among pregnant women

Salla Muuraiskangas, Elina Mattila, Pipsa Kyttälä, Mirva Koreasalo, Raimo Lappalainen

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Abstract

Postnatal depression affects 10 to 15 percent of women after childbirth. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is associated with better mental well-being and lower levels of depression. Digital ACT solutions enable providing potentially cost-effective access to interventions. This paper reports the user experiences of an ACT-based mobile mental well-being intervention among pregnant women. Twenty-nine mothers were recruited to a 6-month study. Usage rates were collected via usage logs and user experiences via questionnaires and interviews. The total usage time of the application was about 53 minutes per user. The application was perceived easy to use. The most common barriers of use were: content being perceived irrelevant due to the lack of tailoring for pregnancy; lack of time; and not having the application in the personal mobile phone. The application was perceived useful by women with problems and concerns with their pregnancy, a potential target group in future.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health
Subtitle of host publication	MindCare 2015
Publisher	Springer
Pages	140-149
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-32270-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-32269-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32270-4_14
Publication status	Published - 9 Apr 2015
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	5th EAI International Symposium on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, MindCare 2015 - Milan, Italy Duration: 24 Sep 2015 → 25 Sep 2015 Conference number: 5

Publication series

Series	Communications in Computer and Information Science
Volume	604

Conference

Conference	5th EAI International Symposium on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, MindCare 2015
Abbreviated title	MindCare 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	24/09/15 → 25/09/15

Keywords

postnatal depression
acceptance and commitment therapy
intervention
mHealth
well-being
user experience

UN SDGs

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Muuraiskangas, S, Mattila, E, Kyttälä, P, Koreasalo, M & Lappalainen, R 2015, User experiences of a mobile mental well-being intervention among pregnant women. in Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health: MindCare 2015. Springer, Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 604, pp. 140-149, 5th EAI International Symposium on Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health, MindCare 2015, Milan, Italy, 24/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32270-4_14

User experiences of a mobile mental well-being intervention among pregnant women. / Muuraiskangas, Salla; Mattila, Elina; Kyttälä, Pipsa; Koreasalo, Mirva; Lappalainen, Raimo.

Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health: MindCare 2015. Springer, 2015. p. 140-149 (Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 604).

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