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Antonio Dean Barbosa Marques1, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira2, Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho1
1Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Objective:
to describe the process of validating a multimedia application on a mobile platform to promote foot care for people with diabetes.
Method:
a technological production and methodological type study. Content and appearance were validated by 39 judges (29 nursing judges and ten information and communication technology judges and 15 people from the target audience).
Results:
nursing judges made it possible to validate the material with a total Content Validity Index of 0.95, a non-significant binomial test for most items and Cronbach's alpha of 0.92, information and communication technology judges with Suitability Assessment of Materials of 99.2% and the target audience with an agreement index of 98%.
Conclusion:
the application proved to be valid and reliable for use in clinical practice as an educational technology to promote foot care for people with diabetes.
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