Development and evaluation of an educational video for families on the relief of acute pain in babies

Desarrollo y evaluación de un video educativo familiar sobre el alivio del dolor agudo del bebé

ABSTRACT

Objective

To develop and evaluate an educational video for active family participation in the relief of acute pain in babies.

Methods

A methodological and experimental study produced at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing and at a university hospital in southeastern Brazil, conducted in three operational stages, from January to July 2017.

Results

The video lasts nine minutes and 31 seconds, and it was validated by 19 expert judges with a 90% agreement among them for content and appearance items. Regarding the evaluation, 16 family members and pregnant women did it and were favorable to its use as an educational technology for learning.

Conclusions

Both the experts and the target population positively evaluated the video, which can be used as a health education strategy to empower families to engage in the baby pain relief with more autonomy and proactivity.

Keywords
Neonatal nursing; Acute pain; Health education; Family; Educational technology