Construção e validação de cartilha educativa para promoção da alimentação saudável entre pacientes diabéticos

Abstract

Objective: To describe the process of construction and validation of the content of an educational booklet aimed at teaching about healthy eating for patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods: This is a methodological research with a bibliographical study that carried out the development and validation of the material by experts. The seven experts were specialized in diabetes and/or had at least two years of experience in the field: two nurses, one physiotherapist and four nutritionists. The booklet items evaluated were objective, content, language, relevance, illustrations, layout, and motivation and culture. Each item was analyzed separately using a Likert scale. The analysis of the validation of the educational technology was carried out using the Content Validity Index (CVI) with a recommended cutoff point higher than 0.78. Results: The educational booklet presented an overall CVI of 0.96. Only two items presented CVI values below the adopted limit. The experts recommended changes in the appearance and content for the refinement of the booklet that were included in the final version. Conclusion: The educational booklet for nutritional guidance of patients with diabetes mellitus was constructed and validated in terms of appearance and content by experts and should, therefore, be considered to improve adherence to nutritional therapy. Thus, the material will support professionals and patients with diabetes in overcoming the difficulties that permeate nutrition-related self-care for disease control.