Coping Behaviour, User Experience of Mobile Application, Work-Related Stress
Conditions
Keywords
User Experiences, Work-related stress, Self-management, Stress management, Mobile Health, mHealth, Qualitative study, Self-Monitoring, Mental Healthcare Workers, Healthcare Professionals
Brief summary
The goal of this qualitative intervention study is to explore the experiences of mental healthcare workers using the STAPP@Work app to manage work-related stress. STAPP@Work is a mobile self-monitoring app designed for the workplace, that supports users in recognizing, understanding, and managing daily stress. The app measures stress levels multiple times per day by asking what you were doing, how you were feeling and your stress signals. It offers real-time feedback and a visual overview of stress levels at both the daily and weekly level, including the context. This allows users to recognize their own stress triggers and patterns. In addition, the app provides practical suggestions to help users cope with stress. The main question this study aims to answer is: \- How do mental healthcare workers experience the use of the STAPP@Work app in daily work life? Participants will: * Use the STAPP@Work app for a period of 2 weeks. * Participate in a semi-structured interview after the use of the intervention to discuss their experiences with the app. This is a single-group qualitative study. There is no control or comparison group. The findings will contribute to understanding how mobile health interventions can support employees in high-pressure healthcare environments, and provide insight into user experiences, perceived benefits and limitations, and factors that may influence engagement and implementation.
Interventions
DEVICEA self-monitoring mobile application for stress management at work
STAPP@Work is a digital self-monitoring intervention designed for the workplace to manage work-related stress. The app prompts users multiple times per day to self-monitor their stress by answering short questions about their current activity, mood, and stress signals. It provides real-time feedback, visual summaries of stress patterns over time, and practical tips for stress management.
Sponsors
GGZ Centraal
Sevda Demirel
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
All participants are assigned to use the STAPP@Work mobile intervention for a two-week period. There is no comparison or control group.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Employee at GGz Centraal
Exclusion criteria
* Not employed at GGz Centraal * Prior participation in a STAPP@Work research study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived Impact of the STAPP@Work App on Stress Recognition | Shortly after completion of the 2-week intervention (target: within 1 week) | Assessed through qualitative analysis of post-intervention interviews focusing on participants' experiences of using the STAPP@Work app during work. |
| Perceived Impact of the STAPP@Work App on Coping Behaviour | Shortly after completion of the 2-week intervention (target: within 1 week) | Assessed through qualitative analysis of post-intervention interviews focusing on participants' experiences of using the STAPP@Work app during work. |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed