Validity of the TBApp mobile application for self-care management for people with tuberculosis

TL;DR

This paper describes the validation of the TBApp mobile application for tuberculosis self-care management, showing it is valid and effective for use in primary health care.

Contribution

The study provides empirical validation of TBApp's usability and relevance for tuberculosis self-care in primary health care settings.

Findings

TBApp was validated as relevant, functional, reliable, and effective by expert judges.

Content Validity Index scores were 0.93 for objectives, structure, and relevance domains.

Functionality, reliability, usability, and efficiency domains scored above 0.80.

Abstract

to describe the validity process of the TBApp mobile application for self-care management for people with tuberculosis linked to Primary Health Care.

methodological research developed with ten expert judges, carried out virtually. The application was assessed in relation to content and technology quality in seven domains (objectivity; structure and appearance; relevance; functionality; reliability; usability; and efficiency), using an instrument with a Likert scale.

TBApp was considered valid, relevant, functional, reliable and effective by expert judges. The objectives, structure and presentation and relevance domains presented an overall Content Validity Index of 0.93, and the functionality, reliability, usability and efficiency domains presented characteristics and sub-characteristics values greater than 0.80.

TBApp is a creative and innovative tool that can be used by people with TB and disseminated in the scientific community.

descrever o processo de validação do aplicativo móvel TBApp para a gestão do autocuidado de pessoas com tuberculose vinculadas à Atenção Primária à Saúde.

pesquisa metodológica, desenvolvida com dez juízes especialistas, realizada por meio virtual. O aplicativo foi avaliado em relação a conteúdo e qualidade da tecnologia, em sete domínios (objetividade; estrutura e aparência; relevância; funcionalidade; confiabilidade; usabilidade; e eficiência), por meio de instrumento com escala tipo Likert.

o TBApp foi considerado válido, relevante, funcional, confiável e eficaz pelos juízes especialistas. Os domínios de objetivos, estrutura e apresentação e relevância apresentaram Índice de Validade de Conteúdo global de 0,93, e os domínios de funcionalidade, confiabilidade, usabilidade e eficiência apresentaram valores de características e subcaracterísticas maiores que 0,80.

o TBApp é uma ferramenta criativa e inovadora, podendo ser utilizado por pessoas com TB e divulgado no meio científico.