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  • Digital Health Interventions
  • Child Mental Health
  • Parenting Support

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  • Parenting programs are recommended for childhood mental health issues like conduct disorder.
  • UK local authorities provide parenting programs via various formats.
  • Research on digital resources augmenting parenting groups is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To pilot the feasibility of a mobile app (Pause) for digital microinterventions.
  • To augment existing parenting programs with in-app skill support.
  • To understand parent engagement, feature use, and perceived app strengths/weaknesses.

Main Methods:

  • Pause app provided to parents in 3 UK parenting programs.
  • Weekly sessions supported parents in using app tools aligned with training.
  • Surveys and interviews assessed app usage, tool popularity, and user experience.

Main Results:

  • 92% of surveyed parents (23/25) used the Pause app.
  • Most used tools included the journal, relax, and praise features.
  • Parents desired more activity ideas; interviews highlighted UI and journaling challenges.

Conclusions:

  • The Pause app demonstrated good acceptability and engagement in a pilot study.
  • Interviews suggest potential for improving family life and child behavior.
  • Future research should assess the impact of Pause on child behavior and mental health outcomes.