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ArticleRevista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P2026

Mobile application for self-care in people with heart failure: a quasi-experimental study.

Wallison Pereira Dos Santos, Mailson Marques de Sousa, André Atanasio Maranhão Almeida, Taciana da Costa Farias Almeida, Fernanda Beatriz Dantas de Freitas, Bernadete de Lourdes André Gouveia, Simone Helena Dos Santos Oliveira

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Wallison Pereira Dos SantosUniversidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Formação de Professores, Unidade Acadêmica de Enfermagem, Cajazeiras, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7992-8247
Mailson Marques de SousaUniversidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8099-4310
André Atanasio Maranhão AlmeidaInstituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Paraíba, Esperança, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1442-3998
Taciana da Costa Farias AlmeidaUniversidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Enfermagem, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9390-9656
Fernanda Beatriz Dantas de FreitasHospital de Emergência e Trauma Senador Humberto Lucena, Departamento de Enfermagem, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9162-6193
Bernadete de Lourdes André GouveiaUniversidade Federal de Campina Grande, Centro de Educação e Saúde, Unidade Acadêmica de Enfermagem, Cuité, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8133-6048
Simone Helena Dos Santos OliveiraUniversidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Escola Técnica de Saúde, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-1403

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Abstract

objectiveTo compare the self-care scores of people with heart failure before and after using the "Tum-Tum" mobile application.

methodA single-group, quasi-experimental, before-and-after study involving a sample of 57 individuals treated at the cardiology outpatient clinic of a public university hospital in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, conducted between January and May 2024. To measure self-care, the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index was used before (T0) and 60 days after (T1) using the mobile application. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

results54.4% of participants were male. The median age was 60 years, and the median number of years of education was six years. A statistically significant difference was observed between the pre-intervention (T0) and post-intervention (T1) time points regarding the heart failure self-care maintenance and self-care confidence subscales.

conclusionThe use of the "Tum-Tum" mobile app had a positive influence on increasing scores. The app has the potential to support educational strategies promoted by healthcare professionals-particularly nurses-regarding self-care for people with heart failure. The study was registered with ReBEC - registry RBR-5zx8rvc.

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Heart FailureMobile ApplicationsSelf CareAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Education as Topic

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PMID42726518
PMCPMC13566495

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