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Avaliação da aplicação “CarieCheck” para monitorização do risco de cárie utilizando a escala MARS : usabilidade e aceitação pelos utilizadores : estudo piloto
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INTRODUÇÃO: A cárie dentária continua a ser uma das doenças mais comuns em todo o mundo, exigindo estratégias de prevenção mais eficazes e acessíveis. As aplicações móveis de saúde (mHealth) surgem como soluções inovadoras para promover comportamentos preventivos e permitir uma monitorização contínua do risco. A app «CarieCheck», desenvolvida em Portugal, pretende responder a esta necessidade através de uma abordagem interativa, educativa e personalizada na gestão do risco de cárie. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo observacional, descritivo e transversal, com uma amostra de 30 participantes da comunidade académica da Egas Moniz School of Health and Science. Após consentimento informado, os utilizadores testaram a aplicação durante 30 dias. No final, preencheram o questionário da escala MARS, validade para português, onde, são avaliados quatro domínios principais (envolvimento, funcionalidade, estética e informação), bem como a avaliação subjetiva e o impacto percebido. Os dados foram analisados com recurso a estatística descritiva. RESULTADOS: A classificação média global da aplicação foi de 4.22, o que corresponde que corresponde a uma excelente qualidade reportada pelos participantes. Os domínios com melhor desempenho foram a funcionalidade (4.51), a estética (4.45) e a qualidade da informação (4.22). O envolvimento obteve uma média de 3.71 e a avaliação subjetiva ficou nos 3.05 CONCLUSÃO: A aplicação «CarieCheck» revelou-se uma ferramenta digital de elevada qualidade percebida, com potencial para ser integrada em estratégias de promoção da saúde oral. A sua utilização poderá contribuir para uma maior autonomia dos utilizadores na gestão do risco de cárie, sobretudo quando aliada a contextos educativos e clínicos.
INTRODUCTION: Dental caries remains one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide, requiring more effective and accessible preventive strategies. Mobile health applications (mHealth) emerge as innovative solutions to promote preventive behaviors and allow continuous risk monitoring. The «CarieCheck» app, developed in Portugal, aims to respond to this need through an interactive, educational and personalized approach to risk management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, with a sample of 30 participants from the academic community of Egas Moniz School of Health and Science. After signing the informed consent, users tested the application for 30 days. At the end, they completed the MARS (Mobile App Rating Scale) questionnaire, validated to Portuguese where four main domains (engagement, functionality, aesthetics and information), as well as subjective evaluation and perceived impact. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The overall average rating of the application was 4.22, which corresponds to excellent perceived quality. The domains with the best performance were functionality (4.51), aesthetics (4.45) and information quality (4.22). Engagement had an average of 3.71 and the subjective evaluation was 3.05. CONCLUSION: The «CarieCheck» application proved to be a digital tool of high perceived quality, with the potential to be integrated into oral health promotion strategies. Its use could contribute to greater autonomy for users in managing caries risk, especially when combined with educational and clinical contexts
INTRODUCTION: Dental caries remains one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide, requiring more effective and accessible preventive strategies. Mobile health applications (mHealth) emerge as innovative solutions to promote preventive behaviors and allow continuous risk monitoring. The «CarieCheck» app, developed in Portugal, aims to respond to this need through an interactive, educational and personalized approach to risk management. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, with a sample of 30 participants from the academic community of Egas Moniz School of Health and Science. After signing the informed consent, users tested the application for 30 days. At the end, they completed the MARS (Mobile App Rating Scale) questionnaire, validated to Portuguese where four main domains (engagement, functionality, aesthetics and information), as well as subjective evaluation and perceived impact. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The overall average rating of the application was 4.22, which corresponds to excellent perceived quality. The domains with the best performance were functionality (4.51), aesthetics (4.45) and information quality (4.22). Engagement had an average of 3.71 and the subjective evaluation was 3.05. CONCLUSION: The «CarieCheck» application proved to be a digital tool of high perceived quality, with the potential to be integrated into oral health promotion strategies. Its use could contribute to greater autonomy for users in managing caries risk, especially when combined with educational and clinical contexts
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Dissertação para obtenção do grau de Mestre no Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz
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App CarieCheck MARS mHealth