Conclusions
This study examined the effects of the SPA intervention on parental outcomes. Despite the statistically insignificant effects of the SPA intervention, the mothers in the intervention group generally fared better. In particular, the parents in the intervention group felt that they received greater social support than the parents in the control group. Owing to their convenience, technology-based interventions are becoming increasingly popular, resulting in the need to develop mobile apps that are both appealing and reliable. Peer support has also been found to be a viable option for mothers to receive peer support; however, more research is needed to innovate better ways to support the mental well-being of fathers. Further improvements and evaluations such as building better rapport with parents to improve attrition rate, providing more frequent reminders for parents to access the SPA, and developing ways to provide emotional support to fathers need to be made to ensure the effectiveness of the SPA intervention in enhancing parental outcomes as well as parent and child well-being.The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Health’s Health Services Research Grant. The authors would also like to thank all the study participants for sharing their insights despite being new parents during the pandemic. This study was supported by the Ministry of Health (HSRGHP18may-0001).Conflicts of Interest: None declared.CONSORT eHealth Checklist (v 1.6.1).