"Autonomy & Management in Prison Nursing". Development and validation of a mobile application

Area of Science:

• Nursing
• Health Informatics
• Public Health

Background:

• Prison nursing presents unique challenges to healthcare professionals.
• Enhancing autonomy and management skills is crucial for effective prison nursing.
• Digital tools can support nurses in complex correctional environments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate the content and semantics of the "Autonomy & Management in Prison Nursing" mobile application.
• To assess the suitability of the application for nurses in Minas Gerais, Brazil's prison units.

Main Methods:

• Methodological study using Contextualized Instructional Design (CID) framework.
• Four CID stages: analysis, design/development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Content validation by 23 expert judges and semantic validation by 51 nurses.

Main Results:

• Content validation showed high agreement: Content Validity Index (CVI) of 0.962 and Cronbach's Alpha of 0.969.
• Semantic validation demonstrated excellent reliability with high Cronbach's Alpha coefficients.
• The application achieved satisfactory evaluation for content and semantics.

Conclusions:

• The "Autonomy & Management in Prison Nursing" application is a reliable and valid tool.
• The app is well-adapted to meet the needs of prison nurses.
• This validated application can support professional autonomy and management in prison nursing settings.