一款用于接受放射治疗的乳腺癌女性患者的移动应用程序（AMOR Mama）：功能和可用性研究。
A Mobile App (AMOR Mama) for Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy: Functionality and Usability Study.
机构信息
Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Research Applied to Clinical Practice in Oncology, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, Brazil.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia (UnB), Brasilia, Brazil.
出版信息
J Med Internet Res. 2021 Oct 13;23(10):e24865. doi: 10.2196/24865.
BACKGROUND
Mobile apps targeting women with breast cancer can facilitate access to information, improve well-being, and record reports of treatment-related symptoms. However, it is important to confirm the benefits of these apps before they are used as a tool in clinical care.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the functionality and the usability of a mobile app created to guide and monitor patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy.
METHODS
The evaluation process of the mobile app was performed in 2 steps with 8 professionals, including nurses, physician, medical physicists, and communication networks engineer. The first step was the focus group, which allowed obtaining suggestions proposed by the participants regarding the improvement of the mobile app. The second step was the individual filling in of an evaluation tool to obtain objective measures about the mobile app. A minimum concordance index of 80% was considered to ensure the adequacy of the material.
RESULTS
After the mobile app was evaluated by 8 professionals, only 1 item of the evaluation tool, that is, concerning the potentiality of the app to be used by users of different educational levels, obtained a concordance index <80%.
CONCLUSIONS
The mobile app titled "AMOR Mama" was considered suitable, which suggests its contribution to an educational health technology to guide and monitor patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy. More studies with this target population should be carried out to assess the performance and quality of the mobile app during its use.
背景
针对乳腺癌女性的移动应用程序可以方便获取信息，提高幸福感，并记录与治疗相关的症状报告。然而，在将这些应用程序用作临床护理工具之前，确认它们的益处非常重要。
目的
本研究旨在评估一款专为接受放射治疗的乳腺癌患者设计的指导和监测移动应用程序的功能和可用性。
方法
移动应用程序的评估过程分两步进行，共有 8 名专业人员参与，包括护士、医生、医学物理学家和通信网络工程师。第一步是焦点小组，参与者提出了改进移动应用程序的建议。第二步是个人填写评估工具，以获得有关移动应用程序的客观测量结果。最低一致性指数为 80%，以确保材料的适当性。
结果
在 8 名专业人员对移动应用程序进行评估后，只有评估工具中的 1 项，即该应用程序潜在的适用于不同教育水平用户的能力，获得了一致性指数 <80%。
结论
名为“AMOR Mama”的移动应用程序被认为是合适的，这表明它有助于开发一种教育健康技术，用于指导和监测接受放射治疗的乳腺癌患者。应该对这一目标人群进行更多的研究，以评估移动应用程序在使用过程中的性能和质量。
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