Qualitative Exploration of a Mobile Stress Management Intervention for Mental Health Workers

NCT ID: NCT06991439

Last Updated: 2025-05-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

14 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-04-08

Study Completion Date

2024-05-24

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Work-Related Stress Coping Behaviour User Experience of Mobile Application

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All participants are assigned to use the STAPP@Work mobile intervention for a two-week period. There is no comparison or control group.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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STAPP@Work App Intervention

Participants assigned to this arm will use the STAPP@Work mobile intervention for a period of two weeks. 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. After the intervention period, participants will take part in a semi-structured interview to reflect on their experiences of using the app.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

A self-monitoring mobile application for stress management at work

Intervention Type DEVICE

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.

Interventions

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A 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.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Employee at GGz Centraal

Exclusion Criteria

* Not employed at GGz Centraal
* Prior participation in a STAPP@Work research study
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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GGZ Centraal

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sevda Demirel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sevda Demirel

PhD Candidate

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yvette Roke, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

GGZ Centraal

Locations

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GGZ Centraal

Almere Stad, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Demirel S, Roke Y, Hoogendoorn AW, Hoefakker J, Hoeberichts K, van Harten PN. Assessing the Effectiveness of STAPP@Work, a Self-Management Mobile App, in Reducing Work Stress and Preventing Burnout: Single-Case Experimental Design Study. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Feb 29;26:e48883. doi: 10.2196/48883.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 38275128 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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S@W_240101

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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