Abstract
Objective: to describe the process of construction and validation of behavioral technology to follow child development milestones. Methods: methodological study, construction and validation of behavioral technology, in the form of reminders, through the Delphi Technique, with the participation of 10 judges specialized in the field of child health and in validation of technologies. In order to analyze the content validity of the reminders, the Content Validity Index was used, with agreement of at least 80.0% to guarantee the validation of the material. Results: most of the judges were nurses and had a doctorate degree. The items were validated, obtaining 90.0% approval by the expert judges. The overall agreement validation index was 0.87; thus, the technology was considered adequate. Conclusion: the construction and validation of the behavioral technology can favor professionals’ adherence to the use of the Child Health Handbook to monitor child development.
Highlights
Child development is a fundamental part of human development
The reminders were built with the participation of ten professionals working in the area of child health, who were female, being seven nurses and three physicians
In relation to the distribution of content validity indexes (CVI) of each topic, based on the judges’ analysis, Content Validity Index (CVI) was below 80.0% in language (0.73), illustration (0.79) and layout (0.73)
Summary
Child development is a fundamental part of human development. It is an active and unique process of each child, expressed by continuity and changes in motor, cognitive, psychosocial and language skills, with progressively more complex acquisitions in the functions of daily life and in the exercise of the social role[1].Adequate follow-up of children’s growth and development, from zero to two years of age, enables the early identification of changes that require a timely approach by health professionals[2]. Child development is a fundamental part of human development. It is an active and unique process of each child, expressed by continuity and changes in motor, cognitive, psychosocial and language skills, with progressively more complex acquisitions in the functions of daily life and in the exercise of the social role[1]. It is essential to use instruments that assist professionals in detecting possible changes in child development[3]. In this perspective, the Brazilian Ministry of Health proposed that child growth and development be evaluated through a child’s card, based on annotations, in order to systematize the follow-up and guarantee comprehensive care. From 1984 to 2003, this card was revised and modified, and some milestones of child development were added, and it became known as the Child Health Handbook[4] and to be the main instrument for monitoring child health in primary care[5,6,7]
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