Mobile health (mHealth) apps have been shown to be useful to monitor and reduce mental health problems across a variety of stress-related and affective disorders, yet research on the value of apps for prolonged grief is scarce. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to elucidate bereaved parents' experiences of using the self-help app My Grief with a focus on helpfulness, satisfaction, and usability. Data were derived from closed-ended and open-ended questions administered at the 3-month post-assessment of the intervention group (n = 67) within a randomized controlled trial testing the effects of access to the My Grief app. The sample consisted of 88 % women, with a mean age of 47 years, who predominantly lost their child to cancer (41 %), on average 4.8 years ago. Participating parents indicated that the My Grief app helped them increase their knowledge about prolonged grief and track their grief over time. The app was experienced as easy to navigate and around half of the parents used the app more than one day a week. Almost all parents were satisfied with the app and would recommend it to other parents in similar situations. The findings add to the knowledge base justifying mHealth within support systems for bereaved adults.

移动健康 (mHealth) 应用程序已被证明有助于监测和减少各种与压力相关的情感障碍的心理健康问题，但有关应用程序对长期悲伤的价值的研究却很少。因此，本研究的主要目的是阐明失去亲人的父母使用自助应用程序“我的悲伤”的体验，重点是帮助性、满意度和可用性。数据来源于一项随机对照试验中干预组 ( n  = 67) 3 个月后评估时提出的封闭式和开放式问题，该试验测试了访问 My Grief 应用程序的影响。该样本由 88% 的女性组成，平均年龄为 47 岁，她们的孩子主要死于癌症 (41%)，平均年龄为 4.8 年前。参与的家长表示，“我的悲伤”应用程序帮助他们增加了对长期悲伤的了解，并随着时间的推移跟踪他们的悲伤。该应用程序导航起来非常简单，大约一半的家长每周使用该应用程序的时间超过一天。几乎所有家长都对该应用程序感到满意，并将其推荐给其他有类似情况的家长。这些发现丰富了知识库，证明移动医疗在针对失去亲人的成年人的支持系统中是合理的。