Objective:

To translate and adapt the Quantum Care for Parents - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit mobile application to the Portuguese language and culture.

Method:

Methodological study that covered the stages of translation, synthesis of translations, back translation, synthesis of back translations, evaluation by 20 neonatology experts to validate content, and pilot test, applied to 20 Portuguese parents with children hospitalized in the neonatology unit. The content validity was carried using the Lawshe Model and, for the lexicographic analysis of the content of the experts' suggestions, the IRaMuTeQ software was used.

Results:

The evaluation criteria were semantic, cultural and conceptual equivalence between the original app and the translation. Content validity was good for the number of experts. The following classes emerged from the lexicographical analysis of the suggestions: Adequacy of the information, Availability of information for the parents, Simplification of information for the parents, and Facilitating the use of the app. In the pilot test, all items were classified as clear.

Conclusion:

The mobile application showed validity of content indicative of a good adaptation into the Portuguese language and culture, and, after the introduction of the experts' suggestions and the pilot test, it is considered a good resource to support health education and parental health literacy in the neonatology unit.

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