Semantic validation of educational technology with caregivers of children and adolescents undergoing chemotherapy

Rev Bras Enferm. 2022 Oct 17;75(5):e20220294. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0294. eCollection 2022.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: Semantically validate an educational technology with the caregiver of children and adolescents undergoing chemotherapy.

Method: Methodological study, with a quantitative approach, guided by the theoretical framework of psychometry, developed between March and April 2022, with nine caregivers of children and adolescents undergoing chemotherapy. Educational technology is a digital animation film about the pediatric chemotherapy treatment process, used as a tool for health education.

Results: In the reliability assessment, the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was 0.936 [95%CI 0.868-0.984] with p < 0.05 and Cronbach's alpha of 0.943, demonstrating satisfactory internal consistency. Regarding the semantic analysis, the domains related to objectives, organization, language, appearance, and motivation showed an agreement rate above 80%.

Conclusion: Educational technology showed satisfactory rates, proving to be a valid, reliable, and important instrument to be used by caregivers of children and adolescents undergoing chemotherapy.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Caregivers*
  • Child
  • Educational Technology
  • Humans
  • Psychometrics
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Semantics*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires