Continence App: Construction and validation of a mobile application for postnatal urinary incontinence prevention

Sabóia, Dayana Maia; Vasconcelos, Camila Teixeira Moreira; Oriá, Mônica Oliveira Batista; Bezerra, Karine de Castro; Neto, José Ananias Vasconcelos; Lopes, María Helena Baena de Moraes

doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2019.07.026

“…Studies that include validation with the target audience generally present validation questionnaires with open questions that allow more free responses and opinions of their respondents, as observed in other studies that presented results similar to this study in having achieved a positive evaluation by the target audience, who also collaborated with descriptive suggestions for improving studies (24,(27)(28)(29) .…”

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confidence: 60%

“…It is understood that the validation with the target audience is an important step in methodological studies, considering that the agreement of those to whom the products are destined is decisive for its effectiveness. The CVI is shown as a widely used method to verify this validity, both for printed and digital resources based on health education: educational video (23) , booklet (24) , manual (25) , course (26) , application (27) , among others.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mental health in adolescence: Elaboration and validation of an educational technology for health promotion

Rocha

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,

Farias

²

,

Vasconcelos

³

et al. 2021

Rev. Bras. Enferm.

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Objective: to build and validate the appearance of a digital educational technology to promote the mental health of school adolescents. Methods: methodological study, which included the elaboration and validation of the “Conect@dos com a S@ude” online course based on the Galvis-Panqueva methodological framework. The elaboration was based on a literature review and followed the Theory of Meaningful Learning. The validation was performed by a total of 21 adolescent students, using an instrument adapted for the study. A quantitative analysis was performed from the Content Validity Index and descriptive of the suggestions pointed out by the target audience. Results: the analysis of the Content Validity index ranged from 0.8 to 1 in all evaluated items. The adolescents presented some suggestions for improvement for the course, most of them were accepted. Conclusion: the course was validated by the target audience.

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“…It was shown in the studies that mobile applications reduce the severity of symptoms and therefore they increase the women's life qualities (Asklund et al, 2016;Hoffman, Söderström, & Samuelsson, 2017). Because of all these reasons, mobile applications for kegel exercise can be among the alternative treatment methods that can be used in clinical practice (Saboia et al, 2019). Pregnancy and giving a birth are known as important risk factors causing the perineum and pelvic floor weaken and get injured (Leroy, Lúcio, & Lopes, 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Pregnancy and giving a birth are known as important risk factors causing the perineum and pelvic floor weaken and get injured (Leroy, Lúcio, & Lopes, 2016). For this reason, mobile applications can be used as a supportive Budaycı et al, Are Mobile … IntJSCS, 2020;8(1):48-54 Copyright©IntJSCS -50 therapy not only for elderly women, but also for women who have postpartum urinary incontinence problems (Saboia et al, 2019). Studies on the health effects of mobile applications is not enough.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Mobile Applications Effective on Preventing Urinary Incontinence and Reducing Urinary Incontinence Symptoms : A Review

Budayci¹,

Serçekuş²,

Özkan³

2020

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Urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition which frequently occurs among the adult women and emerges as a typical symptom of pelvic floor disorders. Kegel exercise is an effective method for the treatment of urinary incontinence by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. On the other hand, failure to maintain continuity with exercise is a major problem. New approaches are needed to solve this problem. Today, with the increasing use of mobile technology, the use of mobile health applications has increased. Mobile applications which are being more popular can be an effective treatment option for teaching these exercises to the patients. There are many mobile applications developed in this field, but there is not enough study on the effects of these mobile applications on health. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of mobile applications involving pelvic floor exercise on the prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence by examining evidence-based research. Recent evidence-based studies have shown that mobile applications of urinary incontinence reduce symptoms, make pelvic floor exercise continue, improve quality of life, speed up healing process, increase selfmanagement and effectiveness in treating patients, and provide convenience access to care. These results suggest that the use of mobile apps of Kegel exercise may be recommended to the patients suffering from urinary incontinence.

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“…Pregnancy and giving a birth are known as important risk factors causing the perineum and pelvic floor weaken and get injured (Leroy, Lúcio, & Lopes, 2016). For this reason, mobile applications can be used as a supportive therapy not only for elderly women, but also for women who have postpartum urinary incontinence problems (Saboia et al, 2019). Studies on the health effects of mobile applications is not enough.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Mobile Applications Effective on Preventing Urinary Incontinence and Reducing Urinary Incontinence Symptoms : A Review

BUDAYCI¹,

Serçekuş²,

Özkan³

2020

IntJSCS

0

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Urinary incontinence (UI) is a condition which frequently occurs among the adult women and emerges as a typical symptom of pelvic floor disorders. Kegel exercise is an effective method for the treatment of urinary incontinence by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. On the other hand, failure to maintain continuity with exercise is a major problem. New approaches are needed to solve this problem. Today, with the increasing use of mobile technology, the use of mobile health applications has increased. Mobile applications which are being more popular can be an effective treatment option for teaching these exercises to the patients. There are many mobile applications developed in this field, but there is not enough study on the effects of these mobile applications on health. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of mobile applications involving pelvic floor exercise on the prevention and treatment of urinary incontinence by examining evidence-based research. Recent evidence-based studies have shown that mobile applications of urinary incontinence reduce symptoms, make pelvic floor exercise continue, improve quality of life, speed up healing process, increase selfmanagement and effectiveness in treating patients, and provide convenience access to care. These results suggest that the use of mobile apps of Kegel exercise may be recommended to the patients suffering from urinary incontinence.

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Continence App: Construction and validation of a mobile application for postnatal urinary incontinence prevention

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Mental health in adolescence: Elaboration and validation of an educational technology for health promotion

Mental health in adolescence: Elaboration and validation of an educational technology for health promotion

Are Mobile Applications Effective on Preventing Urinary Incontinence and Reducing Urinary Incontinence Symptoms : A Review

Are Mobile Applications Effective on Preventing Urinary Incontinence and Reducing Urinary Incontinence Symptoms : A Review

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