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Developing a Mobile App for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Injuries
Geraldo Magela Salomé1, Lydia Masako Ferreira
1Geraldo Magela Salomé, PhD, RN, is Affiliate Professor, Master's Degree Program in Applied Health Sciences, University of Vale do Sapucaí, Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais; and Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate Program in Translational Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. Lydia Masako Ferreira, MD, PhD, is Full Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted March 13, 2017; accepted in revised form September 11, 2017.
Objective:
This descriptive study describes the planning and development of a mobile application (app) for prevention and treatment of pressure injuries for use by providers in a university research center. The app delineates risk factors for pressure injury development, provides an evaluation of the wound, recommends wound cleansing procedures, performs pressure injury staging, and recommends treatment interventions.
Methods:
A mobile app was developed using a contextualized instructional design, which involves a constructivist proposal and planning, developing, and applying specific didactic situations, thus incorporating mechanisms that favor contextualization. A literature search was conducted to identify relevant studies for the construction of the mobile app. The development process involved the selection of app tools, definition of the navigation structure, and planning of the environment configuration. The environment for downloading the app software on the Internet and installing it on the mobile device was created.
Main Results:
The literature search yielded 18 articles, 2 books, and 1 master's degree thesis. A mobile app was created with an easy-to-use graphic interface. The app stores the patient's demographic characteristics and provides an evaluation of his/her wound, a list of risk factors for pressure injury development, wound cleansing procedures, and treatment interventions.
Conclusions:
The developed app may be useful in clinical practice, helping to prevent pressure injuries and promote select nursing interventions for the treatment of patients with pressure injury.
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