Optimizing a Novel Smartphone App to Prevent Postpartum Depression Adapted From an Evidence-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program: Qualitative Study
Lewkowitz A, Guillen M, Ursino K, Baker R, Lum L, Battle C, Ware C, Ayala N, Clark M, Ranney M, Miller E, Guthrie K. Optimizing a Novel Smartphone App to Prevent Postpartum Depression Adapted From an Evidence-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program: Qualitative Study. JMIR Human Factors 2024, 11: e63143. PMID: 39652879, PMCID: PMC11649202, DOI: 10.2196/63143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of postpartum depressionMental health appsPostpartum depressionHealth appsHigher risk of postpartum depressionSmartphone appEvidence-based interventionsCognitive behavioral therapy programPublic health insuranceSpanish-speaking individualsMonths post-partumPerceptions of challengesTarget end usersIn-depth interviewsBehavioral therapy programModule completionPreventive interventionsParticipants' suggestionsTherapy programOwn smartphonesQualitative studyContent saturationCurrent depressionEvidence-basedHealth insurance