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VALIDATION OF AN EDUCATIONAL BOOKLET: EFFECT ON THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PREVENTION OF METABOLIC SYNDROME IN ADOLESCENTS

VALIDACIÓN DE UN CUADERNILLO EDUCATIVO: EFECTO SOBRE EL CONOCIMIENTO ACERCA DE LA PREVENCIÓN DEL SÍNDROME METABÓLICO ENTRE ADOLESCENTES

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to validate an educational booklet for the promotion of knowledge about the prevention of Metabolic Syndrome in adolescents.

Method:

a time series quasi-experiment conducted in 2020 with 37 adolescents from five public schools belonging to the teaching state network of Picos, Piauí, Brazil. It was conducted in two phases: 1) development of a script of questions about the prevention of MS and its content validation by 17 experts; 2) quasi-experiment with reading of the booklet called “Síndrome Metabólica: Como me prevenir?” (“Metabolic Syndrome: How can I protect myself?”, and assessment of the adolescents' knowledge through a script of questions before and after reading the booklet. To analyze content validity of the script of questions, the Content Validity Ratio was calculated (CVR>0.529). The McNemar test (p<0.05) was used to investigate the effect of the educational booklet on the adolescents' knowledge. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universidade Federal do Piauí.

Results:

the script of question's overall CVR was 0.718, representing good content validation. Three assertions were removed (CVR<0.529). Regarding the adolescents' knowledge, 45.9% improved it, with no significant difference (p=0.067).

Conclusion:

the adolescents' knowledge was higher in almost half of the participants in the post-test, showing that reading the educational booklet favored knowledge about the prevention of Metabolic Syndrome.

DESCRIPTORS:
Metabolic X Syndrome; Adolescent; Education in health; Educational technology; Validation studies

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