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Construction and validation of an educational booklet on prematurity for pregnant women, postpartum women and family members

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: to develop and validate an educational booklet on prematurity for pregnant women, postpartum women, and family members. METHODS: a methodological study developed in three stages: preparation of the educational booklet itself; content validation by nurse judges in two stages using a Content Validity Index higher than 0.80 and an agreement rate higher than 90%; and evaluation with the target audience using the Suitability Assessment of Materials. RESULTS: the material entitled "My Premature Baby in the Neonatal ICU: a booklet for the family" was developed, addressing topics on care and interventions for premature babies and guidance for families, validated by nurse judges with a Content Validity Index of 0.98 and evaluated with 95.39% of the variables classified as "Very good" by the target audience. CONCLUSIONS: the booklet proved to be representative, didactic, and easy to understand, contributing to the education and health promotion of caregivers of premature babies.

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0311