Effectiveness of a Waitlist App "Stappvoorstap" During Mental Healthcare Waiting Times
Bridging the Gap: A Multiple Baseline Design Study on the Effectiveness of a Mobile-based Stress Management Intervention in Adults on Waiting Lists for Mental Healthcare
GGZ Centraal
54 participants
Mar 17, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study evaluates the effectiveness of Stappvoorstap, a mobile self-management application designed for adults on mental health waiting lists in the Netherlands. The app helps users monitor daily stress levels, recognize personal stress patterns, and provides coping strategies, relaxation exercises, and supportive resources. Using a multiple baseline single-case experimental design, participants use the app for 4 weeks while completing weekly questionnaires measuring perceived stress, coping self-efficacy, and quality of life. The study aims to determine whether the app can reduce stress and improve wellbeing during the waiting period before mental healthcare treatment begins.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- Currently on a waiting list at a mental health organization in the Netherlands.
- Aged 18 years or older
- Owns a smartphone and has the ability to operate it
- Sufficient proficiency in Dutch or English language (at least B1 level)
Exclusion Criteria1
- Currently enrolled in another medical-scientific research study
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Interventions
Stappvoorstap is a free mobile self-management application developed in co-creation with mental health waitlist clients. The app measures daily stress levels 2-4 times per day through short questionnaires, creates visual overviews of personal stress patterns on daily and weekly scales, provides real-time coping suggestions, offers mindfulness and relaxation exercises (breathing exercises, meditation, nature sounds, calming music), and includes informational articles and personal experience stories.
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NCT07391072