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Health education: a booklet for colostomized people in use of the plug
Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz1, Ana Elza Oliveira de Mendonça2, Karen Krystine Gonçalves de Brito3
1Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Objective:
To develop and validate a booklet on the use of the colostomy plug as a technological support for educational intervention.
Methods:
Methodological study focusing on the production of soft and hard technologies for colostomized people using a plug, developed in three stages: literature review; validation with 13 experts; and with seven colostomized persons.
Results:
The content for the booklet was selected based on the analysis of the articles identified in Step 1. In Step 2, regarding the content, the number of pages and appearance obtained a Content Validity Index of 0.85 and 1.00 respectively. In Step 3, the minimum Content Validity Index was 0.71 in two items related to organization and 0.86 for the writing style. The other items obtained a Content Validity Index of 1.0.
Conclusion:
The booklet was validated among experts and colostomized persons, and the final version, containing 50 pages, was offered to health professionals and colostomized people in use of a plug.
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