The development and evaluation of software to verify diagnostic accuracy

Author(s)

Rodrigo Jensen ^[1] ; Maria Helena Baena de Moraes Lopes ^[2] ; Paulo Sérgio Panse Silveira ^[3] ; Neli Regina Siqueira Ortega ^[4]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas. Departamento de Enfermagem - Brasil

^[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia - Brasil

^[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Patologia - Brasil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP; v. 46, n. 1, p. 184-191, 2012-02-00.

Abstract

This article describes the development and evaluation of software that verifies the accuracy of diagnoses made by nursing students. The software was based on a model that uses fuzzy logic concepts, including PERL, the MySQL database for Internet accessibility, and the NANDA-I 2007-2008 classification system. The software was evaluated in terms of its technical quality and usability through specific instruments. The activity proposed in the software involves four stages in which students establish the relationship values between nursing diagnoses, defining characteristics/risk factors and clinical cases. The relationship values determined by students are compared to those of specialists, generating performance scores for the students. In the evaluation, the software demonstrated satisfactory outcomes regarding the technical quality and, according to the students, helped in their learning and may become an educational tool to teach the process of nursing diagnosis. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 08/51800-9 - Validation and application of a software based on Fuzzy logic to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy
• Grantee: Rodrigo Jensen
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master