Mobile application prototype on educational content for home care of liver transplantation recipients

Abstract

Objective: To develop and validate the educational content of a mobile application prototype for managing home care of liver transplantation recipients. Methods: This is a methodological study for content development and validity, prepared in three steps: (1) integrative literature review; (2) qualitative study through semi-structured interview with a multidisciplinary liver transplantation team and patients who underwent this transplantation; and (3) content validity through the Delphi technique, with the participation of experts with expertise in the subject and liver transplantation recipients. Results: In total, 14 original articles met the inclusion criteria and indicate care aimed at the use of medications, glycemia control and care with possible complications. In the qualitative study, six units of meaning extracted from the interviews with 20 patients and 13 professionals from the team were formed. Information consolidation allowed to format the application initial screen and six tabs of home care units. Content validity presented an overall mean of validity index of 0.94 for patients and 0.84 for professionals in all items. Conclusion: The content developed and validated allows managing home care of patients undergoing liver transplantation, which will help to improve patient and graft survival rates, given the life changes necessary for the maintenance of the new transplanted organ.