Construction and Validation of Educational Material for Children with Hydrocephalus and Their Informal Caregivers

Author(s)

Tavares, Paloma de Aro J. ^[1] ; Hamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao ^[2] ; Ferreira, Ana Silvia S. B. S. ^[3] ; Avila, Marla Andre G. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu Med Sch, Dept Nursing, Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu Med Sch, Dept Neurol Psychol & Psychiat, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Botucatu Med Sch, Ctr Distance Educ & Informat Technol Healthcare, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: WORLD NEUROSURGERY; v. 114, p. 381-390, JUN 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 2

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To build and validate journal-type digital and printed educational material for informal caregivers (i.e., the parents who provide care) of children with hydrocephalus. METHODS: This is a methodologic study conducted in the children's neurosurgery outpatient clinic of a university hospital. The content validity index with a concordance of >= 0.78 was used for validation. Content was validated with the participation of 5 nurses and 3 neurosurgeons, and appearance was validated with the participation of 9 informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus. RESULTS: A 21-page journal was created to address hydrocephalus and its treatment. The content and semantics of this material were validated with a universal content validity index of 0.90 and 0.98, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Content and appearance of the educational material for informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus were successfully validated and considered suitable and user-friendly for health education. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/17581-4 - Development and validating an educational material directed to informal caregivers of children with hydrocephalus
• Grantee: Paloma de Aro Jorge Tavares
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation