“Any advice for a pre-dad who is freaking out?”: A qualitative analysis of paternal perinatal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic using the reddit forum predaddit

Cameron, Emily E.; Simpson, Kaeley M.; Pierce, Shayna; Penner, Kailey; Beyak, Alanna; Gomez, Irlanda; Bowes, John-Michael; Reynolds, Kristin; Tomfohr‐Madsen, Lianne; Roos, Leslie E.

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“…There is significant utility in using an online forum to analyze how to support fathers and on what topics they actively seek support, due to the naturalistic nature of the data and peer interactions. One qualitative study was conducted with fathers specifically in the perinatal period using a similar approach and time period (Cameron et al, 2021). This study found fathers sought and provided support through forums on topics related to COVID-19, psychological distress, family functioning, and child health and development.…”

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A Qualitative Forum Analysis of Fathers’ Stressors and Support Seeking Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cameron,

Simpson,

Bowes

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Issues

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Fathers experienced high rates of mental health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social support is crucial to mitigate these problems; however, access to and quality of support were impacted by public health guidelines to increase physical distancing. Online forums offer an avenue for peer connection and support. Yet, minimal research has examined forum use during COVID-19. The objective of the current study was to examine the experiences and support needs of fathers during the pandemic through an exploratory qualitative content analysis of an online social support forum. Posts ( N = 299) and comments ( N = 2597) on Reddit’s sub-forum r/daddit (July and October 2020) were systematically analysed through a Framework Analytic Approach. Findings highlighted five main themes (with subthemes): forum use, family functioning, psychological and health factors, interpersonal functioning, and COVID-19. Findings underscore the critical need for mental health and parenting programs tailored to fathers and informing services to support father and family wellbeing.

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Section: Fathers' Online Support During Covid-19mentioning

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A Qualitative Forum Analysis of Fathers’ Stressors and Support Seeking Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cameron,

Simpson,

Bowes

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Issues

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Digital Parenting Interventions for Fathers of Infants From Conception to the Age of 12 Months: Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies

Xie,

Jung,

Kaur

et al. 2023

J Med Internet Res

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Background Digital interventions help address barriers to traditional health care services. Fathers play an important parenting role in their families, and their involvement is beneficial for family well-being. Although digital interventions are a promising avenue to facilitate father involvement during the perinatal period, most are oriented toward maternal needs and do not address the unique needs of fathers. Objective This systematic review describes the digital interventions that exist or are currently being developed for fathers of infants from conception to 12 months postpartum. Methods A systematic search of the MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase (using Ovid), and CINAHL (using EBSCO) databases was conducted to identify articles from database inception to June 2022, of which 39 met the inclusion criteria. Articles were included if they were peer-reviewed and described a digital intervention that targeted fathers of fetuses or infants aged ≤12 months. Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and opinion pieces were excluded. Data from these studies were extracted and themed using a narrative synthesis approach. Quality appraisal of the articles was conducted using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Results A total of 2816 articles were retrieved, of which 39 (1.38%) met the inclusion criteria for eligibility after removing duplicates and screening. Eligible articles included 29 different interventions across 13 countries. Most articles (22/29, 76%) described interventions that were exclusively digital. There were a variety of digital modalities, but interventions were most commonly designed to be delivered via a website or web-based portal (14/29, 48%). Just over half (21/39, 54%) of the articles described interventions designed to be delivered from pregnancy through the postpartum period. Only 26% (10/39) of the studies targeted fathers exclusively. A wide range of outcomes were included, with 54% (21/39) of the studies including a primary outcome related to intervention feasibility. Qualitative and mixed methods studies reported generally positive experiences with digital interventions and qualitative themes of the importance of providing support to partners, improving parenting confidence, and normalization of stress were identified. Of the 18 studies primarily examining efficacy outcomes, 13 (72%) reported a statistically significant intervention effect. The studies exhibited a moderate quality level overall. Conclusions New and expecting fathers use digital technologies, which could be used to help address father-specific barriers to traditional health care services. However, in contrast to the current state of digital interventions for mothers, father-focused interventions lack evaluation and evidence. Among the existing studies on digital interventions for fathers, there seem to be mixed findings regarding their feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy. There is a need for more development and standardized evaluation of interventions that target father-identified priorities. This review was limited by not assessing equity-oriented outcomes (eg, race and socioeconomic status), which should also be considered in future intervention development.

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Digital Parenting Interventions for Fathers of Infants From Conception to the Age of 12 Months: Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies (Preprint)

Xie¹,

Jung²,

Kaur³

et al. 2022

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BACKGROUND Digital interventions help address barriers to traditional healthcare services. Fathers play an important parenting role in their family and father involvement is beneficial for family well-being. Although digital interventions are a promising avenue to facilitate father involvement during the perinatal period, most are oriented to maternal needs and do not address the unique needs of fathers. OBJECTIVE The current systematic review described the digital interventions that exist or that are currently being developed for fathers of infants from conception to 12 months postpartum. METHODS A systematic search across Medline, PsycINFO, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL (using Ovid), and Embase (using EBSCO) databases were used to identify 2009 articles up to June 2022, of which 39 met inclusion criteria. Articles were included if they were peer reviewed and described a digital intervention that targeted fathers of fetuses and/or infants up to 12 months. Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and opinion pieces were excluded. Data from studies were extracted and themed using a narrative synthesis approach. Quality appraisals of articles were conducted using the mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT). RESULTS Articles included 29 different interventions across 13 different countries. Most articles described interventions that were exclusively digital (76%). There were a variety of digital modalities, but interventions were most commonly designed to be delivered via website/online portal (48%). Just over half of the articles described an intervention that was designed to be delivered from pregnancy through the postpartum period (54%). Only 26% of the articles targeted fathers exclusively. A wide range of outcomes were included with 54% of articles including a primary outcome related to intervention feasibility. Of the 18 articles primarily examining efficacy outcomes, 72% reported a statistically significant intervention effect. Articles demonstrated a moderate quality level overall. CONCLUSIONS New and expecting fathers use digital technologies, which could be used to help address father specific barriers to traditional healthcare services. However, there seem to be mixed findings regarding the feasibility/acceptability and efficacy of existing digital interventions. There is a need for more development and testing of interventions that target father-identified priorities. This review was limited by not assessing equity-oriented outcomes (e.g., race and socioeconomic status), which should also be considered in future intervention development. CLINICALTRIAL NA

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“Any advice for a pre-dad who is freaking out?”: A qualitative analysis of paternal perinatal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic using the reddit forum predaddit

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

A Qualitative Forum Analysis of Fathers’ Stressors and Support Seeking Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Qualitative Forum Analysis of Fathers’ Stressors and Support Seeking Behaviour During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Digital Parenting Interventions for Fathers of Infants From Conception to the Age of 12 Months: Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies

Digital Parenting Interventions for Fathers of Infants From Conception to the Age of 12 Months: Systematic Review of Mixed Methods Studies (Preprint)

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