Abstract

CARLOS, Daniele de Araújo Oliveira et al. Concepção e Avaliação de Tecnologia mHealth para Promoção da Saúde Vocal. RISTI [online]. 2016, n.19, pp.46-60. ISSN 1646-9895.  https://doi.org/10.17013/risti.19.46-60.

The study addresses the design, development and evaluation of an app for mobile devices that assist in the care and management of vocal health. The research was carried out in three phases: 1) literature review, 2) laboratory design and development and 3) preliminary assessment of the app by speech therapists. For the design and app development, multimedia features were applied, in order to offer clear presentation of the educational content; as well as customized resources that support the identification of vocal risk situations. During the evaluation, speech therapists, who acted as judges, handled the app and issued their opinions. Data were analyzed based on content analysis. The results show that the app can help professionals to take care of their voices and give support to the speech therapists in monitoring this population, highlighting that, in public health, technology is able to strengthen the education and health promotion strategies.

Keywords : Voice; Technology; mHealth; Evaluation Studies; Content Analysis.

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