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Educational Technology on Neuropathies for People with Diabetes Mellitus: An Evaluation Study
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Marcia Helena Machado Nascimento1
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Jessica Soares Barbosa1
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Marta Lenise do Prado2
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Viviane Ferraz Ferreira de Aguiar3
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Elizabeth Teixeira1
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Rubenilson Caldas Valois1
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Abstract
Introduction
The provision of care to patients with Diabetes and Neuropathy must be based on health education. Educational technologies are facilitating means in this context, and after their construction, the evaluation stage is essential for improvement and analysis of the educational product.
Objective
To evaluate, through the judgment of specialists and the target audience, an educational technology in booklet format on Neuropathies for people with Diabetes Mellitus.
Methods
This educational technology evaluation study, focused on interface in methodological development, employed a quantitative approach and was divided into two stages: Content and Appearance Evaluation, carried out in 2024, and Semantic Evaluation, carried out in 2025. Fifteen health specialists, nine experts in the didactic-illustrative field, and eighteen patients with diabetic neuropathies from a specialty center participated. For data collection, questionnaires were used and interpreted through the Content Index, the Summative Score of the adapted Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM) instrument, and the Semantic Index.
Results
The overall Content Index was 0.91, and the Appearance Evaluation obtained a score higher than 10 points in SAM. The booklet was improved following the specialists’ suggestions for version II. The overall Semantic Index was 0.98. The suggestions from the target audience were used to improve the booklet for the final version.
Discussion
Moreover, the management of Diabetes Mellitus is carried out daily and continuously, combining pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures such as a balanced diet, physical exercise, and periodic personalized clinical care according to the patient’s individual needs. In this way, health communication provided through educational technologies can contribute to preventing or delaying the progression of comorbidities caused by Diabetes, such as Neuropathies.
Conclusion
The booklet was evaluated for use as an educational technology for individuals with diabetes mellitus.