ICPS

2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021

Leveraging mHealth to Strengthen the Parent-Child Relationship: A Mixed Methods Study

Virtual · May 2021

Posters · Research Proposal

  • Grace Wei
    USFSM
  • Jeffrey Farooq
    USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
  • William Sappenfield
    University of South Florida College of Public Health
  • Jennifer Marshall
    University of South Florida College of Public Health
  • Samantha Shaak
    Lehigh Valley Health Network

Abstract

Mobile health (mHealth) technology represents a promising opportunity to strengthen parent-child relationships by providing parents immediate access to high-quality parenting support. This study seeks to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and engagement of an mHealth parenting application, The Happy Child, among parents from low socioeconomic communities.