Abstract

FERNANDEZ, Alba Rosa; MANRIQUE-ABRIL, Fred  and  BAUTISTA SAAVEDRA, Camilo. ACCEPTANCE FOR EXPERTS AND READABILITY OF WRITTEN AND AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL: QUALITY AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES. Investig. andina [online]. 2010, vol.12, n.21, pp.8-22. ISSN 0124-8146.

Introduction: to determine the quality and the psychometrys tests of the written and audio-visual material directed aged with hypertension arterial. Methods: descriptive, transverse study, a panel of 49 experts analyzed the educational material, by means of formats of evaluation elaborated by the Pan-American Organization of the Health; the index of Fernandez-Huerta's legibility was in use for determining the reading comprehension. The analysis factorial and the internal consistency they were tried in SPSS11.5® and Epidat®. Results: the formats to evaluate the quality of the educational written material reported a total average of 43.11 and acceptable reliability, with Cronbach's alpha of 0.65 and one total average of52.65 and reliability of 0.68 for the videos, without statistical significant differences. The analysis factorial of the format for evaluation of printed material reported 3 principal components extracted without rotation, which explained 68.95% of the total variance and for the audio-visual material, suggested the analysis with 4 principal components extracted without rotation, which explained 67.30 % of the total variance. In the whole of the leaflets, the index of legibility located in Very easily (90-100 points), with an accumulated significant profit p <0.001. Conclusions: the educational material reported high acceptability and comprehension for the aged; it can be considered, a didactic reliable and valid help for nursing in the education for the health. In Colombia, it is possible to use a format of quality evaluation of educational material adapted to 5 criteria for the leaflets and to 7 criteria for the videos.

Keywords : education material; readability; aged; nursing.

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