Mobile health technology for gestational care: evaluation of the GestAção's app

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the GestAção application, based on the experience of pregnant women use. Method: an evaluative, applied, methodological, quantitative-qualitative study. This tool was evaluated by 13 pregnant women through questionnaires for sociodemographic profile characterization and Likert scale use to calculate Content Validity Index (CVI); and semi-structured interview, with analysis based on Semiotics. Results: the study evidenced a significant level of satisfaction of pregnant women with the application use, considering the objectives (CVI = 0.92), structure and presentation (CVI = 0.86), and relevance (CVI = 0.92). Final considerations: the GestAção application obtained an overall CVI of 0.90, evidencing it as a facilitating and supporting technology in the empowerment of pregnant women interested in obtaining knowledge about pregnancy. It has been proved to be a powerful tool to qualify good practices in nursing consultation. RESUMOObjetivo: avaliar o aplicativo GestAção, com base na experiência de uso das gestantes. Método: estudo de natureza avaliativa, aplicada, metodológica, com abordagem quanti-qualitativa. A ferramenta tecnológica foi avaliada por 13 gestantes por meio de questionários para a caracterização do perfil sociodemográfico e o uso da escala de Likert, para calcular o Índice de Validade de Conteúdo (IVC) do aplicativo; e entrevista semiestruturada, com análise fundamentada na Semiótica. Resultados: o estudo evidenciou significativo nível de satisfação das gestantes com o uso do aplicativo, considerando os objetivos (IVC= 0,92), estrutura e apresentação (IVC= 0,86), e relevância (IVC= 0,92). Considerações finais: o aplicativo GestAção obteve IVC geral de 0,90, evidenciando-o como tecnologia facilitadora e coadjuvante no empoderamento das gestantes interessadas em obter conhecimentos sobre o período gravídico, mostrando-se uma potente ferramenta para qualificar as boas práticas na consulta de enfermagem. Descritores: Tecnologia em Saúde; Aplicativos Móveis; Promoção da saúde; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Gestação. RESUMENObjetivo: evaluar la aplicación GestAção basada en la experiencia de uso de las gestantes. Método: estudio de naturaleza evaluativa, aplicada, metodológica, con abordaje cuantitativo. La herramienta tecnológica fue evaluada por 13 gestantes por medio de cuestionarios para la caracterización del perfil sociodemográfico y el uso de la escala de Likert, para calcular el Índice de Validez de Contenido (IVC) de la aplicación; y entrevista semiestructurada, con análisis fundamentado en la Semiótica. Resultados: el estudio evidenció un significativo nivel de satisfacción de las gestantes con el uso de la aplicación, considerando los objetivos (IVC = 0,92), estructura y presentación (IVC = 0,86), y relevancia (IVC = 0,92). Consideraciones finales: la aplicación GestAção obtuvo IVC general de 0,90, evidenciándolo como tecnología facilitadora y coadyuvante en el empoderamiento de las gestantes interesadas en obtener conocimientos sobre el período gravídico. Se mostró una potente he...

Effectiveness of mobile applications in pregnant women's adherence to prenatal consultations: randomized clinical trial

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