Resumen
Objetivo: Evaluar la usabilidad de un prototipo de aplicación móvil para educar y gestionar a personas que se someten a cirugía bariátrica. Métodos: Estudio cuantitativo exploratorio realizado en un centro ambulatorio público especializado en obesidad en Brasil. Se invitó a pacientes en pre y postoperatorio de cirugía bariátrica a usar la aplicación durante una hora y evaluaron su usabilidad mediante la Escala de Usabilidad del Sistema (SUS). Resultados: De los 31 participantes, el 84,0% eran mujeres, con una edad media de 42,2 (±12,4) años. La mayoría de los participantes (97,0%) tenía niveles de educación primaria o secundaria. De la muestra total, 12 (38,8%) estaban en el preoperatorio y 19 (61,2%) en el postoperatorio. La puntuación media de usabilidad general de la aplicación fue de 75.5 (DE 11.0). Los participantes calificaron la usabilidad como Buena (34,2%), Excelente (51,4%) y Mejor Posible (14,4%). No se encontró una diferencia significativa en los puntajes de usabilidad entre diferentes niveles educativos (p 0.654) y niveles de ingresos (p 0.088), excepto por una diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre adultos jóvenes y mayores (p 0.014). Conclusión: Los pacientes obesos consideraron que la aplicación es útil como herramienta de aprendizaje y para ayudar a navegar por el cuidado bariátrico.
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