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Construction and validation of an educational technology for mother-child bond in the neonatal intensive care unit
Aliniana da Silva Santos1, Lidiane do Nascimento Rodrigues1, Késia Cartaxo Andrade2
1Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.
Insights
A validated educational booklet effectively promotes mother-newborn bonding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This resource was well-received by mothers and experts, confirming its utility for enhancing early parent-infant connection.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal Care
- Maternal-Infant Bonding
- Health Education
Background:
- Promoting early mother-newborn bonding is crucial for infant development, especially in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Educational materials can support parents in establishing this connection during a critical period.
- A validated tool is needed to facilitate bonding for mothers with infants in the NICU.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the construction and validation of an educational booklet.
- To enhance mother-newborn bonding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Main Methods:
- Methodological study involving literature review and target audience data collection.
- Booklet construction followed by expert (health, communication, design) and user (mothers of at-risk newborns) validation.
- Descriptive statistical analysis of collected data.
Main Results:
- The booklet achieved a high Content Validity Index of 0.92.
- Appearance was rated "Superior" by 80% of raters.
- Mothers demonstrated 100% agreement on the booklet's items.
Conclusions:
- The educational booklet is validated across all assessed domains.
- The resource is suitable for use by mothers with hospitalized infants in the Neonatal Unit.
- This validated booklet can effectively support maternal-infant bonding in the NICU setting.
Objectives:
to describe the process of construction and validation of an educational booklet to promote bonding between mothers and newborns in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Methods:
methodological study developed through data collection in the literature and with the target audience; construction of the booklet; qualification of the material through validation by judges (health and communication experts/designer) and assessment by the target audience (mothers of at-risk newborns). Data were analyzed descriptively.
Results:
booklet content was validated, obtaining an overall Content Validity Index of 0.92. Appearance was rated "Superior" with 80% percentage. Mothers performed an assessment with 100% agreement between the items.
Conclusions:
the booklet was validated in all domains assessed and can be used by mothers with children hospitalized in the Neonatal Unit.