Clinical trial NCT06991439: Qualitative Exploration of a Mobile Stress Management Intervention for Mental Health Workers
Official title: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Mental Healthcare Workers Using STAPP@Work: A Mobile Self-Management Application to Support Work-Related Stress
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Work-Related Stress
Coping Behaviour
User Experience of Mobile Application
Keywords: User Experiences
Work-related stress
Self-management
Stress management
Mobile Health
mHealth
Qualitative study
Self-Monitoring
Mental Healthcare Workers
Healthcare Professionals
Lead sponsor: GGZ Centraal
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: GGZ Centraal
First posted: 2025-05-28
Enrollment: 14
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
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.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

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.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Employee at GGz Centraal

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Perceived Impact of the STAPP@Work App on Stress Recognition
timeFrame: Shortly after completion of the 2-week intervention (target: within 1 week)
measure: Perceived Impact of the STAPP@Work App on Coping Behaviour
timeFrame: Shortly after completion of the 2-week intervention (target: within 1 week)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Almere
country: Netherlands
facility: GGZ Centraal
Study officials:
affiliation: GGZ Centraal
name: Yvette Roke, MD, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: 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.