Construção e validação de um aplicativo psicoeducativo em saúde mental para o cuidado de estudantes no ensino superior.

Abstract

The prevalence of mental disorders has increased in recent decades and one of these is anxiety disorder, due to the major transformations that have taken place in the economic, social and cultural contexts. When we analyse the academic environment, we see that there is greater vulnerability to mental illness, given the demands made and the adaptation to this phase. Against this backdrop, the aim of this study was to build and validate a psychoeducational application for mental health care for higher education students. This is a methodological study of technological development for the construction and validation of an application to support mental health, developed in three stages: situational diagnosis of scientific production for this stage an integrative review was carried out, situational diagnosis of technological production for this stage a narrative review was carried out in order to gather knowledge in the area and also to identify applications that had similar treatments on the subject and development of the mobile application. It was developed for Android, using the JavaScript language, with the participation of psychologists, a programmer, a graphic designer, a content designer (the author herself) and a nurse reviewer (the study's supervisor). This multidisciplinary participation allowed for a broad review of the content. To validate the app, a committee of judges specialised in the field of mental health and information technology (IT) was formed, seven from the field of mental health and seven from the field of information technology, respectively. The application was named "Eu me cuido" (I take care of myself) and its final version resulted in screens distributed as follows: home page, profile, presentation, records, psychoeducational resources, care promotion resources, meditation resources, support networks and positive life podcast. With regard to agreement between the information technology specialists, an overall CVC of 0.929 was obtained. The individual items obtained CVCs of over 0.80. The agreement between the mental health specialists obtained an overall CVC of 0.926. The items individually obtained CVCs above 0.80. It therefore stands out for its good evaluation of the interface and usability, making it attractive to university students. The app was improved in its final version through the judges' suggestions on improvements to its validity, making it suitable for use in promoting mental health care for university students. Thus, the "I take care of myself" app materialises as a valid tool capable of helping university students to self-manage and self-manage their psychological health. It is a psychoeducational resource with clear and accessible language that enables this audience to understand and take an interest in the topic of mental health promotion.