Construction and validation of educational material for the health promotion of individuals with HIV

Abstract

Objective: to develop and validate an educational technology for individuals living with the human immunodeficiency virus. Method: a methodological study, for the elaboration of educational material. The educational needs, content selection, and illustrations were defined from interviews with the target population. Afterward, we carried the writing, the material layout elaboration, and assembly and, subsequently, it was validated by specialists. The content validation was established from the Level Content Validity Index higher than 0.8. Results: the educational material was prepared for adults living with the human immunodeficiency virus, with a focus on health promotion and quality of life, and was prepared in five volumes. The validation was made by 22 multi-professional judges selected according to the criteria established in the study. All items were evaluated as relevant by the judges and the average obtained with the index was 0.97. Conclusion: the booklet has been validated in terms of content, language, and appearance by experts in the field. We believe that through this technology it is possible to contribute to the health literacy and empowerment of individuals living with the human immunodeficiency virus, strengthening their autonomy.

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“…Current studies on the development of measurement instruments demonstrate that a widely used approach to assess content and/or appearance validity is Content Validity Index (CVI) by item, by dimension or globally, adopting a value minimum to reach agreement, which can range from 0.70 to 0.80 (30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(37)(38)(39)(40)(41)(42)(43)(44) .…”

“…CVI was calculated by adding the items marked as "3" or "4" and divided by the total number of responses. A minimum value of 0.80 was adopted to reach agreement and items that presented indexes below the minimum would be reformulated according to judges' opinion (30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)38,(43)(44) .…”

“…Current literature identifies the participation of a group of experienced judges as essential in content assessment (20)(21)(22)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35) . It is recognized, in this study, that the judges contributed to content adequacy, by suggesting significant adjustments and/or additions to the proposed classification, as well as their expertise and qualification, and enabled a critical and rigorous analysis of sentences.…”

“…There is no consensus in the literature regarding the number of judges needed for a validation study (22,(35)(36) . A literature review showed that some authors recommend a committee composed of at least 5 and at most 10 professionals with clinical experience in the field and working at the time of the research (22) .…”

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“…So it is expected that this technology can favor quality of life and contribute to health prognosis (JESUS et al, 2020).…”