Construction and validation of self-care educational technology for caregivers

Area of Science:

• Health Sciences
• Nursing
• Caregiver Support

Background:

• Informal caregivers often neglect their own well-being due to the demands of caregiving.
• There is a need for accessible and effective self-care resources tailored to informal caregivers.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate an educational self-care technology for informal caregivers.
• To provide a tool that promotes self-care awareness and practices among caregivers.

Main Methods:

• A methodological study utilizing the Delphi technique in Paraná, Brazil (September 2018 - November 2019).
• The study involved situational diagnosis, technology elaboration, and validation by expert judges and informal caregivers.
• Validation employed the content validity index and coefficient of variation.

Main Results:

• The educational technology "Taking Care of Those Who Care" was successfully developed.
• The tool achieved a content validity index above 0.86 and a variation coefficient below 20% for all items.
• This indicates strong agreement on the content and appearance of the technology.

Conclusions:

• The educational technology is adequately built and informative for informal caregivers.
• Satisfactory validation rates by specialists and the target audience confirm its utility.
• The technology demonstrates a high correlation of agreement, signifying its suitability for promoting caregiver self-care.