Capturing Parental Wellbeing in Everyday Life Through a Mobile Diary App
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorEastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
About this trial
This observational study investigates the wellbeing of parents in German-speaking Switzerland in everyday contexts using smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA). Family caregiving can be both rewarding and burdensome, yet little is known about how parental wellbeing fluctuates in daily life and across caregiving situations. The study aims to examine momentary subjective wellbeing, caregiving activities, and contextual factors in natural settings. Participants complete repeated real-time assessments via a digital diary application five times a day over a 14-day study period. The study seeks to characterize within-person variability in parental wellbeing and identify contextual factors associated with positive and negative daily experiences.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
with at least one child aged between 0 months - 11 years and 11 months
German-speaking
any form of parenting
any relationship status
Disqualifiers
All Children > 11 years and 11 months of age
Not German speaking
Swiss nationality but living abroad
No smartphone with internet access
Trial population
Parents of children aged between 0 months - 11 years and 11 months living in Switzerland.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
300 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Parents of children aged between 0 months - 11 years and 11 months living in Switzerland.
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Momentary Parental Subjective Wellbeing
Momentary wellbeing assessed via smartphone-based Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) three times daily. The measure includes multiple bipolar affective rating items (tired-awake, satisfied-unsatisfied, calm-restless, energized-exhausted, relaxed-tense, well-unwell, stressed-not stressed) and an emotion wheel. Items are rated in real time to capture current subjective wellbeing in naturalistic settings. The focus is on observing within-subject fluctuations in well-being throughout the study period and how these are influenced by various contextual factors (e.g., time use, childcare support, sleep).
Time frame
Repeated assessments three times per day during the 14-day EMA monitoring period.Secondary outcomes
1
Sleep satisfaction
Self-reported sleep satisfaction ("How satisfied were you with your sleep last night?" Items: "very dissatisfied", "dissatisfied", "neutral", "satisfied", "very satisfied")
Time frame
Assessed each morning during the 14-day EMA monitoring period2
Number of sleep interruptions
Self-reported number of nocturnal awakenings.
Time frame
Assessed each morning during the 14-day EMA monitoring period3
End-of-day global satisfaction
Daily overall satisfaction ("How satisfied were you with your day overall?" Scale: 0 - 10, endpoints "very dissatisfied" - "very satisfied")
Time frame
Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring period4
Daily caregiving load and time allocation
Self-reported hours spent in childcare, additional care work, and time available for personal interests.
Time frame
Assessed each evening during the 14-day EMA monitoring periodSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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