This feasibility study builds upon mental health and technology acceptance theoretical frameworks. It seeks to examine potentials of a novel mobile Health (mHealth) solution based on emotional and behavioral change techniques, to provide emotional and self-management tailored support to caregivers of children undergoing Growth Hormone treatment (GHt).~Primary Objectives:~To gather qualitative information enabling to better understand individualized experiences of caregiving children undergoing GHt and perceived barriers/facilitators for adoption of the mHealth solution.~To assess positive mood states of caregivers of GHt patients as an indicator of emotional wellbeing related to the use of the mHealth solution.~Secondary Objectives:~To explore whether the mHealth solution applied to caregivers of children undergoing GHt might affect:~Broader emotion-related parameters: Distress (emotional disturbance), self-efficacy (perceived own capability of managing stress), and general psychological wellbeing of caregivers.~Perceived Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children (evaluated from the caregivers' perspective).~Behavioral parameters: Usability / engagement with the mHealth solution and children's adherence to treatment measured by Easypod-Connect.~Growth parameters: height of the child.
This feasibility study builds upon mental health and technology acceptance theoretical frameworks. It seeks to examine potentials of a novel mobile Health (mHealth) solution based on emotional and behavioral change techniques, to provide emotional and self-management tailored support to caregivers of children undergoing Growth Hormone treatment (GHt).