Construction and validation of a mobile technology to support mothers of preterm newborns

to develop and validate the content of a mobile technology as a tool for the care of preterm newborns at home. a methodological study of a descriptive, qualitative, and quantitative nature, involving the development of an application, which was designed and validated through three stages: a literature review and analysis of interviews with mothers; application development; and content validation by panel of experts. through an integrative literature review and analysis of interviews with 10 mothers, the topics incorporated into the technology were identified and subsequently validated by 14 experts, achieving a content validity index and coefficient above 0.80 across the 17 evaluated items, with an internal consistency of α=92.6. the development of the application for mothers of preterm newborns demonstrated a high degree of agreement among the expert panel, confirming that the developed content is valid and serves as an additional care technology for nurses.