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. 2024 Sep 27:58:e20230366.
doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0366en. eCollection 2024.

Mobile application: digital health card for deaf adolescents

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Thiago Yukio Murayama Yasue  1 , Cláudia Dos Santos Oliveira  1 , Alessandro Pereira da Silva  1 , Silvia Regina Matos da Silva Boschi  1 , Terigi Augusto Scardovelli  1 , Marcia Aparecida Silva Bissaco  1 , Tabajara de Oliveira Gonzalez  1 , Robson Rodrigues da Silva  1 , Silvia Cristina Martini  1
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Mobile application: digital health card for deaf adolescents

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Thiago Yukio Murayama Yasue et al. Rev Esc Enferm USP. .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Objective: To develop a mobile health application (mHealth) accessible to deaf adolescents, based on their health card, promoting autonomy to the access to the user's health information.

Method: This was a methodological study, divided into three stages: a questionnaire to understand the knowledge of deaf adolescents about the health card, and development of the application using videos in Brazilian Sign Language Libras, Android Studio platform with Java language, and evaluation of the application.

Results: Most deaf adolescents were not aware of the health card. The application has two interface modes: male and female card, with the particularities of each sex. Furthermore, user's data security is carried out in accordance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law. The application received a score of 85.5 from experts, being classified as "good" to "excellent" in terms of usability.

Conclusion: The application provides information from the health card in text and video in Libras, according to the selected sex, promoting adolescents' autonomy in accessing health information. Future implementations may include expansion to other mobile platforms.

Objetivo:: Desarrollar una aplicación de atención médica móvil (mSalud) accesible a adolescentes sordos, a partir de la cartilla de salud del adolescente, promoviendo la autonomía en el acceso a la información de salud del usuario.

Método:: Se trató de un estudio metodológico, dividido en tres etapas: cuestionario para comprender los conocimientos de los adolescentes sordos sobre la cartilla de salud, y desarrollo de la aplicación utilizando videos en Libras, plataforma Android Studio con lenguaje Java y evaluación de la aplicación.

Resultados:: La mayoría de los adolescentes sordos no conocían su cartilla de salud. La aplicación cuenta con dos modos de interfaz: cartilla masculina y femenina, teniendo las particularidades de cada género. Además, la seguridad de los datos de los usuarios se lleva a cabo de conformidad con la ley general de proteccion de datos. La aplicación recibió una puntuación de 85,5 por parte de los expertos, clasificándola entre “buena” y “excelente” en términos de usabilidad.

Conclusión:: La aplicación proporciona información de la cartilla de salud en texto y video en Libras, según el género elegido, promoviendo la autonomía de los adolescentes en el acceso a la información de salud. Las implementaciones futuras pueden incluir la expansión a otras plataformas móviles.

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Figure 1. SUS score classification scale.
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Figure 2. (1) Presentation screen; (2) Settings screen; (3) Home screen; (4) Card topic screen.
Figura 1
Figura 1. Escala de classificação da pontuação SUS.
Figura 2
Figura 2. (1) Tela de apresentação; (2) Tela de configurações; (3) Tela Inicial; (4) Tela de tópico da caderneta.
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