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The Comfort app prototype: introducing a web-based application for monitoring comfort in palliative care
Sara Pinto1, Filipe Almeida2, Sílvia Caldeira3
1Adjunct Professor Escola Superior de Saúde de Santa Maria, Oporto, Portugal Travessa Antero Quental nº 173/175 4049-024 Porto.
Aim:
To introduce a web-based application for monitoring comfort in patients receiving palliative care.
Methods:
Multi-phase electronic application development process that concluded with a pilot design to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the developed app (n=7 patients).
Results:
The app is compatible with Android, iOS and Windows. The results from phases I and II provided the knowledge about monitoring comfort. In phase III, five experts analysed the content of the app. The assessment of comfort comprises 11 self-reported items (pain, tiredness, drowsiness, nausea, lack of appetite, shortness of breath, depression, anxiety, fear of the future, peace and the will to live). In phase IV, a total of 117 messages were retrieved. Participants considered the app simple, easy to use and useful.
Conclusions:
This prototype is feasible and user-friendly. Further research is needed to continue the app development, particularly in terms of data protection.
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