RASTREAMENTO DA DISFAGIA OROFARÍNGEA: DESENVOLVIMENTO DE UMA INTERFACE TECNOLÓGICA

Abstract

Introduction: Oropharyngeal dysphagia in elderly is a frequent diagnosis that presents severe complications. M-Health technology expands users' access to health, modifies behaviors, and can reduce risks. Objective: To analyze the strategies that have been used to identify the risk of oropharyngeal dysphagia and propose the development of an technological solution for different health professionals and for elderly, providing information that can prevent such risks. Material and Methods: It is a quantitative study that is supported by the methodological contribution Design Science as a research method. The research was divided into five stages: awareness of the problem, referral, development, evaluation and conclusion. Evaluation of application usability was based on the interaction of its users. The Net Promoter Score and the System Usability Scale were collection instruments to evaluate the application. The results were presented as tables and graphs. Results: The #product 1 was the registration of the software, which was carried out with INPI, in partnership with the developers of the application. The #article1 sample consisted of 102 professionals from different health areas, and 91% of them were classified as promoters, according to the Net Promoter Score. The title, layout and information in the texts were well evaluated by the participants. The usability of the application was considered excellent by 28.56% of the participants and good by 45.9%. Conclusion: The knowledge that was acquired from analysis of the literature and study of similar applications enabled the development of an application with adequate usability and positive characteristics of layout and quality of information, according to its users