Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections

Objective: to build and validate the content and appearance of the booklet on prevention and control of contact-borne infections. Methods: methodological study, developed from the validation of an educational booklet by expert judges and by the target audience. The validation was performed by seven...

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Main Authors: Natália Pimentel Gomes Souza, Paulo César de Almeida, Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho, Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/59984
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author Natália Pimentel Gomes Souza
Paulo César de Almeida
Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho
Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira
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description Objective: to build and validate the content and appearance of the booklet on prevention and control of contact-borne infections. Methods: methodological study, developed from the validation of an educational booklet by expert judges and by the target audience. The validation was performed by seventeen judges from different Brazilian regions and seven companions. The agreement index between the evaluators was calculated, with a minimum of 80.0% being necessary to guarantee the validation of the material. Results: most of the items obtained agreement rates above the recommended. The changes were made according to the judges’ suggestions, giving rise to the second version of the booklet, which was submitted to the appearance validation by the target audience, culminating in changes in the cover and language. Conclusion: the booklet was considered valid by specialists and by the target audience, and could be technology used for companions of patients kept in contact isolation.
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spelling doaj-art-6e5ebf83fef2495d9ea7d97090043dd62025-08-20T12:49:09ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832021-01-0122Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infectionsNatália Pimentel Gomes Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-780XPaulo César de Almeidahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2867-802XRhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3406-9685Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-6169 Objective: to build and validate the content and appearance of the booklet on prevention and control of contact-borne infections. Methods: methodological study, developed from the validation of an educational booklet by expert judges and by the target audience. The validation was performed by seventeen judges from different Brazilian regions and seven companions. The agreement index between the evaluators was calculated, with a minimum of 80.0% being necessary to guarantee the validation of the material. Results: most of the items obtained agreement rates above the recommended. The changes were made according to the judges’ suggestions, giving rise to the second version of the booklet, which was submitted to the appearance validation by the target audience, culminating in changes in the cover and language. Conclusion: the booklet was considered valid by specialists and by the target audience, and could be technology used for companions of patients kept in contact isolation. https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/59984Educational Technology; Validation Study; Nursing Care; Cross Infection; Infection Control.
spellingShingle Natália Pimentel Gomes Souza
Paulo César de Almeida
Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho
Maria Lúcia Duarte Pereira
Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections
Rev Rene
Educational Technology; Validation Study; Nursing Care; Cross Infection; Infection Control.
title Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections
title_full Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections
title_fullStr Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections
title_full_unstemmed Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections
title_short Validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact-borne infections
title_sort validation of educational technology for the prevention and control of contact borne infections
topic Educational Technology; Validation Study; Nursing Care; Cross Infection; Infection Control.
url https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/59984
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