Effect of an app on students’ knowledge about diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the effect of an app on Nursing students’ knowledge about diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their self-assessment and satisfaction level. METHOD: a quasi-experimental study carried out with 40 Nursing students from the Brazilian Northeast region. The E-MunDiabetes(®) app was used to assess the participants’ knowledge at the pre-test, immediate post-test and after 15 days, as well as their self-assessment and satisfaction level in relation to using the app. The analysis was performed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics (binomial test, Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and Wilcoxon’s test). RESULTS: the comparison of the medians of correct answers in the three periods revealed a significant increase in the post-test. The self-assessment and satisfaction items presented an Agreement Index > 80%, with a total Agreement Index of 96.3% and an Intraclass Correlation Coefficient of 0.91. CONCLUSION: the app was considered satisfactory and promoted a significant increase in the students’ knowledge, therefore being suitable for its intended use.