MOBILE APPLICATION ACCESSIBILITY IN HOME CARE ASSISTANCE

HOME CARE ASSISTANCE

Abstract

Introduction: mHealth has contributed in recent years as a fundamental element in healthcare's
present and future. Furthermore, health apps open the door to new opportunities to face
challenges such as prevention, assistance and sustainability of health systems. Objective: To determine the accessibility in mobile's application use to provide home care by nurses in the
population in Santiago de Querétaro and San Juan del Río municipalities. Methodology:
Quantitative-descriptive cross-sectional research, composed by 359 participants. An experts-
reviewed questionnaire was used, submitted to the approval by the Research and Bioethics
Committee, in addition to an informed consent. It was analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics
program, 25 version. Results: The Vital Signs Measurement service ranked 69.9%, Injection
59.3% and Elderly Care 53.2%. The estimated price for Elderly Care per hour 35.9%, Child Care
per hour 35.4% and Intravenous Hydration 33.7% predominates "Between $201 - $250", for
Injection "Less than $50" 38.4% and Wound Healing "Less than $200" 30.4%. Personnel
transportation "More than $70" 30.6%. For Safe Contact was 88.3% and the Utility to request a
professional through a mobile app 87.1%. Conclusions: The impact of a nursing home service
mobile application generated great interest, due to the fact that it would cover the need of a
reliable, fast and safe service as it is an innovative application oriented to home health.