Brazilian Mobile Phone Applications Related to Hand Hygiene and Their Applicability for Healthcare Professionals.
Comput Inform Nurs
; 40(3): 208-218, 2021 Sep 27.
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to identify available mobile applications regarding education for hand hygiene and their applicability as a resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals. The aim was to assess the quality of the mobile apps for education on hand hygiene for health professionals. A review of mobile apps available from Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Brazil was conducted. The World Health Organization recommendations and the Mobile Application Rating Scale for evaluating quality were used. Six applications were selected, only three presented gamification elements incorporated into the learning method and only two of them-SureWash Pocket and Give Me 5-used the international recommendations to improve hand hygiene compliance in a more substantial and interactive way. The mean quality total score for the five rated apps was 3.41, indicating poor to acceptable quality. SureWash Pocket was the only application that reached Mobile Application Rating Scale ≥4 in all dimensions. These mobile applications can be used as complementary alternatives in addition to other available education strategies to improve the standards of hand hygiene and change the behavior of health professionals.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
11_ODS3_cobertura_universal
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
11_delivery_arrangements
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2_cobertura_universal
Asunto principal:
Teléfono Celular
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Higiene de las Manos
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Aplicaciones Móviles
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Inform Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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INFORMATICA MEDICA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article