“Sem Pressão”: application with guidelines for identification, staging and prevention of pressure injuries

• Main Authors: Rosana Siqueira Campos, Leila Blanes, Denise Nicodemo, Lydia Masako Ferreira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Estomaterapia 2020-12-01
• Series: Estima
• Subjects: pressure injury; information technology; technological development; smartphone; wounds and injuries
• Online Access: https://www.revistaestima.com.br/estima/article/view/944/pdf

Objective: develop an application with guidance on the identification, staging and prevention of pressure injuries in adults. Method: the descriptive method used started with the search for applications in the area of pressure injuries on the Google © and Apple © platforms. Afterwards, the content was developed, based mainly on the recommendations of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel. A prototype was created at www.fábricadeaplicativos.com.br and sent for evaluation of form and content. Six health professionals completed a questionnaire evaluating the application and two of them suggested changes. The application was adequate to the suggestions and reassessed by three stomatherapist nurses who did not suggest changes. Results: the application was developed on the “application factory” website and named “Sem Pressão” (No Pressure), with seven tabs. Conclusion: the application was created with guidelines on identification, staging and prevention of pressure injuries in adults, and made available for free download.