Desenvolvimento de aplicativo mobile para apoio sócio-informacional à pessoas com gagueira

Abstract

Stuttering is a communication disorder that is characterized by the repetition of children, syllables, ruptures, blockages, and prolongations that may or may not be present from clinical concomitants. The disorder affects the negative way of social, professional and personal life, causes low self-esteem, relationships make oral communication difficult, affecting the quality of life of people with disorders. With the advancement of technologies, communication evolved and social networks were emerging. As a way of expression and interaction between people with common interests, groups were created in social networks to share personal information and experiences. One proposal is to develop a mobile app interface that serves as a social support group for people who stutter and schedule appointments with skilled professionals. When you need not embarrass the user with a query approach, they then follow the Content Analysis methodology which is the most appropriate method. Choose to search as publications published on Facebook's social sharing groups, which allow the author to immerse himself in subjects shared by members most intimately and clearly. As a result, note whether the key topics shared by its members are the dissemination of stuttering professionals, events and courses, information about disorders, exercises, and exercises, and an exposition of personal experiences and motivational messages. It is perceived as a need for sharing and interaction of stuttering groups and creating an app that helps these related issues, a positive impact for the target audience. To create the development of a digital product, the Project E method was adopted, which allows the development of a project based on field research with the participation of the users used. For application evaluation, applied performance testing, usage requirements recognition, and permission, based on the outcome of the tests performed, good user responsiveness in the product validation process.