Mobile educational follow-up application for patients with peripheral arterial disease

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Cristiane Baldessar Mendez (Údar), Nádia Chiodelli Salum (Údar), Cintia Junkes (Údar), Lucia Nazareth Amante (Údar), Carlos Mauricio Lopes Mendez (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Universidade de São Paulo, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
• Rochtain ar líne: Connect to this object online.

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ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the development of a prototype mobile educational application for nursing follow-up aimed at patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease. Method: a prototype-based technological production study. The construction followed the contextualized instructional design model using two steps: analysis and design and development. Results: the pedagogical content of the application was based on a survey of needs of patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and treatments recommended in the literature. The prototype developed contained concepts, risk factors, signs and symptoms, treatment, importance of medications and their side effects, frequent doubts, necessary health care, and follow-up of patients by monitoring the evolution of the cicatricial process of lesions and possible complications, clarification of doubts and stimulus for continuation of treatment. Conclusion: the use of health applications is a technological tool with the potential to improve the follow-up of patients regarding the progress of the disease and self-care, monitoring of risk factors, co-participation of the patient in the treatment, family participation, as well as planning of individualized care, and cost reduction for the health system.

Cur síos ar an mír

1518-8345
10.1590/1518-8345.2693-3122