Are Pregnant and Postpartum Women Interested in Health-Related Apps? Implications for the Prevention of Perinatal Depression
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Recent studies have shown that women are more likely than men to use the Internet to seek health information and that the use of technology is common among perinatal women. Access to the Internet is growing through the global use of mobile phones and apps, in both developed and less developed countries. This pattern is particularly relevant for clinicians and researchers who are interested in the use of technologies to disseminate perinatal depression interventions. In a cross-sectional anonymous online survey for English and Spanish-speaking perinatal women, 509 pregnant (77.6 percent) and postpartum (22.4 percent) women provided demographic and Information and Communication Technologies data. Results indicated that the single device with greatest access was the mobile phone (47.5 percent). The majority of the sample had Internet access through mobile phones, computers, or both. Significant differences in socioeconomic status were found for Internet seeking behavior of health-related information and downloading apps between those with and without Internet access. Ninety percent of respondents (n = 267) searched for health-related information and 72.3 percent had downloaded any kind of app. More than half of respondents (57 percent, n = 188) downloaded a health-related app and 26.9 percent reported having paid for the apps. This study shows preliminary evidence to suggest the need to design, develop, and test apps that aim to disseminate prevention programs for perinatal depression.
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Perinatal individuals regularly use digital tools to seek pregnancy-related information and are interested in using mobile technologies to address perinatal mental health.
“Perinatal individuals regularly use digital tools to seek pregnancy-related information and are interested in using mobile technologies to address perinatal mental health (Osma et al. 2016).”
From Effects of a Personalized Stress Management Intervention on Maternal Mental Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial. (2025) · cites this paper as Osma et al. 2016
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- Authors
- Osma, J., Barrera, A. Z., & Ramphos, E.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Zaragoza (ES)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Osma, Jorge
- Venue
- Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-06
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 412-415
- ISSN
- 2152-2715 (ISSN-L)
- 2152-2723
- OpenAlex
- W2467118973
- Cited by
- 88
- References
- 12
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 13.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Gobierno de Aragón
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- perinatal depression, mobile health apps, pregnant women, postpartum women, health information seeking, internet access, socioeconomic status, depression prevention, digital health interventions
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Telemedicine, Depression, Postpartum, Pregnant Women, Pregnant People, Postpartum Period, Consumer Health Information, Information Seeking Behavior, Mobile Applications
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