Research Instruments and Assessment of Reliability and Validity
WOUND INFECTION, COMPLICATIONS, COMPLICATION
Regarding hardware, the mobile devices included smartphones, tablets, computers, a server, a thermometer, and a scale. Regarding software, the PEG tracking system was compatible with Android or iOS mobile devices or desktop computers with the Windows operating system, and the Line app allowed real-time communication. The research team installed the ”Active Server Pages (the Gastric Tube Monitoring Platform)“ through the Google browser, which automatically sent alerts to the platform regarding patients’ ”elevated body temperature“ and ”signs of wound infection.“ The assessment tools included basic patient information, physiological monitoring forms, wound assessment forms and complication reporting, self-care knowledge, self-care ability, and quality of life measures.The app interface (prototype) was designed based on a needs analysis of patients, family members, and clinical nurses. The researchers used draw.io software to create the interface, which included the login page, the home page, basic information, wound inspection form, temperature trend chart, gastric tube wound photography, recognition of complications, complications reporting, question-and-answer functionality, quality of life questionnaire, self-care knowledge questionnaire, and self-care ability questionnaire.