To explore the experiences and preferences of patients and healthcare professionals regarding the development of an app to provide psychological intervention to improve emotion regulation in the context of bariatric surgery (BS). Sixteen people (6 patients who underwent BS and 10 professionals) participated in two separate focus group sessions. We performed a content analysis of transcribed focus group discussions to extract and organize categories, subcategories and areas. Both sets of stakeholders provided information about how to develop and implement an app. According to participants’ comment, content should include information (i.e., nutrition, exercise) and emotional regulation skills. Patients and professionals mentioned that the app should include visual information, continuous emotional assessments and peer contact. It was also mentioned that the app should be used before and after BS and its contents should be developed by a multidisciplinary team (i.e., collaboration of endocrinologist, nutritionists and psychologists). Participants in both focus groups considered technology to be useful in the context of BS, especially as part of blended interventions (combining face-to-face and online sessions). Patients and professionals seem to be receptive towards the use of technology in a BS context. Specific recommendations are identified for designing and implementing app solutions for BS. More efforts should be made in the future to develop and implement evidence-based apps according to patients and professionals’ needs.

探索患者和医疗保健专业人员在开发应用程序方面的经验和偏好，以提供心理干预，以改善减肥手术 (BS) 中的情绪调节。十六人（6 名接受 BS 治疗的患者和 10 名专业人员）参加了两次单独的焦点小组会议。我们对转录的焦点小组讨论进行了内容分析，以提取和组织类别、子类别和领域。两组利益相关者都提供了有关如何开发和实施应用程序的信息。根据参与者的评论，内容应包括信息（即营养、运动）和情绪调节技巧。患者和专业人士提到该应用程序应包括视觉信息、持续的情绪评估和同伴接触。还提到该应用程序应在BS之前和之后使用，其内容应由多学科团队（即内分泌学家、营养学家和心理学家的合作）开发。两个焦点小组的参与者都认为技术在 BS 背景下很有用，特别是作为混合干预措施（结合面对面和在线会议）的一部分。患者和专业人士似乎愿意接受在 BS 背景下使用技术。确定了设计和实施 BS 应用程序解决方案的具体建议。未来应做出更多努力，根据患者和专业人员的需求开发和实施基于证据的应用程序。