CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ON INSULIN THERAPY: METHODOLOGICAL STUDY
Resumo
Objective: to build and validate educational technology on insulin therapy for educational practices of health professionals.
Method: methodological study conducted in three stages: construction, between May and September 2019; and content validation and appearance validation, August 2020 to August 2021, in a Public University of Amapá, Brazil. Content validation and appearance validation were performed in single steps with 16 health professionals and with five professionals from other areas respectively.
Results: The educational technology was named Serial Album on Insulin Therapy and was available in printed format. It presented a Content Validity Index of 0.91 and an Appearance Validity Index of 1.00.
Conclusion: the technology was validated and can be used by primary care health professionals in health educational practices, with a view to promoting teaching-learning about the use of insulin, benefiting the process of care and communication in health care.