Development, Acceptability, and Initial Implementation of an Interactive Text-Messaging Program for Fathers with Low Income

• Published in: Maternal and child health journal Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 1920 - 1932
• Main Authors: Lee, Joyce Y., Lee, Shawna J., Xu, Amy, Steinke, Hannah, Weiland, Christina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Case studies; Childrens health; Community Health Workers; Families & family life; Fathers; Fathers - psychology; Gynecology; Health visiting; House Calls; Humans; Intervention; Low income groups; Male; Maternal & child health; Maternal and Child Health; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental health; Mentors; Mothers; Pediatrics; Population Economics; Portable computers; Poverty; Program Development - methods; Program Evaluation - methods; Public Health; Sociology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Text messaging; Text Messaging - statistics & numerical data; Text4Dad; Technology and Families; Maternal and Child Health; Father Engagement; Home Visiting; Implementation

Objectives This study describes the development, acceptability, and implementation of an interactive text messaging program to engage fathers enrolled in home visitation programs. Methods We used an iterative development approach that integrated rapid testing of intervention content with acceptabili...