Mobile application: digital health card for deaf adolescents.
Thiago Yukio Murayama Yasue, Cláudia Dos Santos Oliveira, Alessandro Pereira da Silva and 6 others
PMID 39331784WHAT IT FOUND
A Libras video app version was rated usable by 5 IT experts, but 9 of 10 deaf adolescents surveyed had never seen the health card and no adolescent outcomes were tested.
Key findings
015 IT experts rated the app's usability 85.5 out of 100, classified between good and excellent.
029 of 10 interviewed deaf adolescents said they had never seen the adolescent health card.
03The app presents health card topics as short texts, illustrations, and Libras videos on Android devices.
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What it does not show
The survey used a convenience sample of 10 deaf adolescents from one church community, so the results may not apply to other deaf adolescents. The usability score came from 5 IT experts, not from deaf adolescents, so it does not show that the target users can use the app. The paper reports development and expert usability only; it does not report whether the app improved knowledge, communication, or health access. The app is Android-only and first version, with some planned functions not yet developed. Interviews were conducted with a nurse interpreter and researcher present, which may affect how adolescents answer sensitive questions.
Declared interests
This work was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) #2017/14016-7. No author conflicts of interest are reported.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the app improves health knowledge or care for deaf adolescents. The reported usability score came from 5 IT experts, not from deaf adolescents, and no adolescent health outcome was tested.