Sis-Mf-Aplicativo para monitoramento da cicatrização de feridas

• Ano de defesa: 2018
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Claudio Xavier Da [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
• Palavras-chave em Português: App; Cell phone; Wound healing; Wound; Aplicativos móveis; Telefone celular; Ferimentos e lesões; Cicatrização
• Link de acesso: https://sucupira.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/trabalhoConclusao/viewTrabalhoConclusao.jsf?popup=true&id_trabalho=6362347; https://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/52660

Introduction: In the treatment of chronic wounds, health care professionals need detailed documentation to determine the complexity of the wound and monitor the progression of wound healing and effectiveness of therapies. The use of digital photography in the evaluation and documentation of patients has increased in hospital settings, and with recent advances in mobile technology, an easy-access photography application becomes necessary to register the progression of wound healing. Objective: To develop a mobile application to monitor wound healing. Methods: A Web platform was used for developing the application and data was processed by a cloud server. Twenty-seven geometric images were created and the edges of wounds from 27 images selected from the author’s personal collection were outlined on paper. The images were divided into subgroups based on wound size, as follows: small (1-8 cm2), medium (8-24 cm2) and large (>24 cm2) wounds. Wound areas were measured using the developed wound monitoring system (Sis-MF) and compared to measurements obtained using the ImageJ software. A usability test assessing content, presentation, ease of use, and practical utility of the application was performed through an 11-item questionnaire created by researchers. This questionnaire was completed by five health professionals. Results: A mobile application was developed and evaluated by health professionals. No significant differences between measurements obtained using Sis-MF and ImageJ were found in the subgroups of images, indicating that the Sis-MF application can be used for measuring wound areas without the need of a ruler or measuring tape as a standard measure, thus avoiding contact with the area to be photographed. The experts who responded to the questionnaire were mostly female, had 39.8 years of age, 13.2 years since graduation, and all of them had postgraduate qualifications and professional experience in health care, management, or teaching. The expert suggestions were evaluated and used to improve the application regarding its compliance with the Android platform, quality, usability, accessibility, and accuracy in the calculation of wound areas defined by the wound geometry. Conclusion: A free mobile application in Brazilian Portuguese was developed to be used by health professionals to monitor wound healing.