Sousa Ana Jéssica Dos Santos, Fernandes Jessica Gabriela de Godoi, Angélico Carolina, Driusso Patricia
Women's Health Research Laboratory (LAMU), Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
Mhealth. 2023 Apr 10;9:14. doi: 10.21037/mhealth-22-40. eCollection 2023.
Women are interested in and need to receive more information about pelvic floor muscles (PFMs), its functions, and dysfunctions. The aim of this study is to develop and validate a multimedia application (app) aimed to enhance health education on PFM among pregnant and postpartum women in Brazil.
This is a descriptive, transversal study in the modality of technological production, consisting of three stages, namely, bibliographic review, development of the multimedia app prototype, and validation of the multimedia app by specialists in the fields of health and technology as well as pregnant and postpartum women. The validation specialists answered an instrument that evaluated several skills including functioning, content, language, illustrations, general aspects, innovation and design, and level of satisfaction. The data obtained were tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel for Windows 2010. Analysis of the validation of the app prototype and its content was performed using the Content Validity Index (CVI) and by calculating the percentage of absolute agreement.
The app presented a CVI of 0.89 by experts and 0.93 by the participating pregnant and postpartum women, with a global CVI of 0.91. The level of agreement between professionals and the participating pregnant and postpartum women was 93.7% and 95.8%, respectively, resulting in an overall level of agreement of 94.8%.
The educational material in the app format was evaluated based on its functionality, content, language, illustrations, design, and innovation. Furthermore, the content has been validated for pregnant and postpartum women. Thus, this content will contribute to the promotion of health education and dissemination of information regarding PFM, its functions, and dysfunctions.
女性对盆底肌肉（PFMs）及其功能和功能障碍感兴趣，并且需要获得更多相关信息。本研究的目的是开发并验证一款多媒体应用程序（应用），旨在加强巴西孕妇和产后女性对盆底肌肉的健康教育。
这是一项描述性横向技术生产模式研究，包括三个阶段，即文献综述、多媒体应用程序原型开发以及由健康和技术领域的专家以及孕妇和产后女性对多媒体应用程序进行验证。验证专家回答了一份评估多种技能的问卷，包括功能、内容、语言、插图、总体方面、创新与设计以及满意度。所获得的数据使用适用于Windows 2010 的Microsoft Excel进行制表和分析。使用内容效度指数（CVI）并通过计算绝对一致百分比对应用程序原型及其内容的验证进行分析。
专家对该应用的CVI为0.89，参与的孕妇和产后女性为0.93，总体CVI为0.91。专业人员与参与的孕妇和产后女性之间的一致程度分别为93.7%和95.8%，总体一致程度为94.8%。
基于该应用的功能、内容、语言、插图、设计和创新对其教育材料进行了评估。此外，该内容已针对孕妇和产后女性进行了验证。因此，该内容将有助于促进关于盆底肌肉及其功能和功能障碍的健康教育和信息传播。
