IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v19y2022i12p7523-d842873.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Validation of Content for an App for Caregivers of Stroke Patients through the Delphi Method

Author

Listed:
  • Ismael Andrades-González

    (Son Espases University Hospital, Ctra Valldemossa, 79, 07120 Palma, Spain)

  • Jesús Molina-Mula

    (Nursing and Physiotherapy Department, University of Balearics Island, 07122 Palma, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this study was to reach a consensus among experts (using the Delphi technique) to validate the informative content that should be included in an App to be used by informal caregivers of stroke patients in order to improve their quality of life, facilitating access to the health care system and involving them in their own health. This technique was developed between June and December 2021. The group of experts was selected on the basis of previously established criteria, and the coefficient of variation (v) was used as a measure of consensus. In addition, the concordance index was calculated to determine the stability of the different rounds. In the first round, the preliminary content, previously elaborated by the research group, was evaluated as very appropriate for the objectives set (N-P < 1.07). In addition, averages of 4.5 out of five and a coefficient of variation of less than 0.5 were obtained, confirming the consensus. In the second round, suggestions were made by the experts on how to improve the content of the information, obtaining 100% agreement with the results obtained in the first round. The results obtained allow a positive evaluation of the use of the Delphi method for the elaboration of the information to be housed in an App.

Suggested Citation

  • Ismael Andrades-González & Jesús Molina-Mula, 2022. "Validation of Content for an App for Caregivers of Stroke Patients through the Delphi Method," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-9, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:12:p:7523-:d:842873
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/12/7523/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/12/7523/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:12:p:7523-:d:842873. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.