Validation of a mobile application prototype for nonspecific chronic low back pain in healthcare professionals

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769292716

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Low Back Pain, Self Care, Validation Study, Wireless Technology, Occupational Health

Abstract

Objective: This study describes the creation and face and semantic validation of a prototype application for healthcare professionals with nonspecific chronic low back pain. Method: This is a technological research study with a qualitative and quantitative approach conducted in a public hospital in southern Brazil with 11 participants. The analysis used the Content Validity Index, with a minimum agreement rate of 0.80. The reliability of the instrument was verified by Cronbach’s alpha (≥ 0.70) and the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (≥ 0.70). Results: The overall CVI was 0.98, with items ranging from 0.81 to 1.00. The instrument’s Cronbach’s alpha was 0.93, confirming high internal consistency. The results indicate excellent inter-rater agreement and adequate face and semantic validity. Conclusion: The prototype application was considered adequate in terms of appearance and semantic content, configuring itself as a promising technology to support self-care and promote occupational health.

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Zulamar Aguiar Cargnin, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Possui graduação em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1984). Graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (1999). Especialização em Enfermagem do Trabalho pela Universidade Anhanguera- Uniban de São José (2014). Especialização em Terapia Manual pela Faculdade Inspirar de Curitiba (2014). Mestre pelo Programa de Pós Graduação de Enfermagem e Saúde da UFSC. Enfermeira e Fisioterapeuta efetiva da Secretaria Estadual de Saúde atuando no Hospital Governador Celso Ramos de Florianópolis. Exerceu a coordenação das unidades de Neuro-traumatologia e Central de Material e Esterilização. Participou do Comitê de Segurança do Paciente da secretaria Estadual da Saúde. Como fisioterapeuta, atualmente exerce suas atividades na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

Dulcinéia Ghizoni Schneider, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Graduada em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1985), Especialização em Enfermagem do Trabalho (1990), Especialização em Administração dos Serviços de Saúde e Enfermagem (1995), Mestrado em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2002). Doutorado em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2010). 

Mara Ambrosina de Oliveira Vargas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

 

Professora da Graduação e Pós Graduação do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) - Departamento de Enfermagem. Atuou como Coordenadora do PEN/UFSC 2021-2025. Doutora em Enfermagem com ênfase Filosofia, Saúde e Sociedade pela UFSC. Mestrado em Educação pela UFRGS. Graduação em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Atuou entre julho e dezembro de 2017 como Visiting Professor no Centre of Bioethics da University of Toronto (UofT), recebendo Bolsa Pos Doutorado da CAPES. Especialista em Enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva Adulto pela Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva.

Francis Solange Vieira Tourinho, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Possui graduação em Graduação Em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1992), aprimoramento em Enfermagem Toxicológica pela Universidade Estadual de campinas (1994), mestrado em Farmacologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2000) e doutorado em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2008). Possui Título de Especialista em Enfermagem Pediátrica pela SOBEPE (2003). 

Norma Beatriz Diaz Rangel, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Possui graduação em Fisioterapia pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (1994), especialista na área da Fisioterapia Neurofuncional , mestrado em Fisioterapia pela Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (2016) e doutorado e Ciências Médicas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2023). Tem larga experiência na área da fisioterapia neurofuncional no atendimento de pacientes com sequelas de Acidente Vascular Cerebral, Parkinson, Lesão Medular, Esclerose Múltipla, entre outras patologias neurológicas. 

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2025-12-12

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Cargnin, Z. A., Schneider, D. G., Vargas, M. A. de O., Tourinho, F. S. V., & Rangel, N. B. D. (2025). Validation of a mobile application prototype for nonspecific chronic low back pain in healthcare professionals. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 15, e41. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769292716

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