Construction and Validation of Nursing Actions to Integrate Mobile Care–Educational Technology to Assist Individual in Psychic Distress

Dárcio Tadeu Mendes, Priscila de Campos Tibúrcio, Geni da Mota Cirqueira, Priscila Maria Marcheti, Sonia Regina Zerbetto, Carla Sílvia Fernandes and Maria do Perpétuo Socorro de Sousa Nóbrega ()
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Dárcio Tadeu Mendes: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-220, Brazil
Priscila de Campos Tibúrcio: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-220, Brazil
Geni da Mota Cirqueira: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-220, Brazil
Priscila Maria Marcheti: Integrated Health Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil
Sonia Regina Zerbetto: School of Nursing, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil
Carla Sílvia Fernandes: Porto School of Nursing, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
Maria do Perpétuo Socorro de Sousa Nóbrega: School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo 05508-220, Brazil

IJERPH, 2025, vol. 22, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Psychic suffering is typical of the human condition and involves multideterminant factors in its origin, with significant influence from affective–relational–economic issues, invariably marked by negative and positive experiences. Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the process of construction and content validation of a set of nursing actions to integrate a mobile educational technology to assist individuals in psychic distress in primary health care. Methods: This was a methodological study in four stages: scope review, qualitative research, elaboration of a set of nursing actions and content validation. It was carried out from December/2022 to December/2023, with 16 Brazilian specialists, a minimum Content Validity Index of 80% and Cronbach’s Alpha (α). Results: Six sets of actions were elaborated and evaluated: nursing actions in the initial assessment of the individual in psychic distress (99% α 0.47); nursing actions towards individuals in psychic distress with complaints associated with Depressive Disorder (93.4% α 0.84); nursing actions towards individuals in psychic distress with complaints associated with Anxiety Disorder (95.4% α 0.88); nursing actions towards individuals in psychic distress with Suicidal Ideation (96.3% α 0.71); nursing actions towards individuals in psychic distress resulting from the use of psychoactive substances (99.6% α 0.77) and; nursing actions towards individuals in psychic distress as a result of grief situations (98.6% α 0.28). Conclusions: The set of actions proved to be validated and to have acceptable reliability, thus contributing to supporting the development of educational technology. The conclusions of this research highlight the possibility for nurses to conduct nursing actions in the care of people in psychic distress, in a non-specialized context. In addition, this is a resource to improve the routine mental health care of nurses who work in primary health care.

Keywords: nursing; mental health; primary health care; educational technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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