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Construction and validation of an Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health

Construcción y validación de un Instrumento de Validación de Contenido Educativo en Salud

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to construct and validate the Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health.

Method:

methodological study that includes the establishment of the conceptual structure; definition of objectives and population; construction of items and response scale; selection and arrangement of items; instrument structuring; opinion of experts; pre-test and content validation.

Results:

an instrument with 15 items was constructed and, after expert evaluation, eighteen items were obtained, divided into three domains: objectives (four), structure/presentation (nine), and relevance (two). Six items were modified since they presented a percentage of agreement below 0.8. Items of the total instrument presented good internal consistency (0.877) regarding domains.

Conclusion:

an Educational Content Validation Instrument in Health was elaborated and validated, presenting good reliability, and may contribute to the practice of researchers and health professionals in the development of educational content.

Descriptors:
Methodological Research in Nursing; Health Education; Data Collection; Validation Studies; Nursing

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