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Mental health in adolescence: Elaboration and validation of an educational technology for health promotion

Salud mental en la adolescencia: Construcción y validación de una tecnología educacional para promover la salud

ABSTRACT

Objective:

to build and validate the appearance of a digital educational technology to promote the mental health of school adolescents.

Methods:

methodological study, which included the elaboration and validation of the “Conect@dos com a S@ude” online course based on the Galvis-Panqueva methodological framework. The elaboration was based on a literature review and followed the Theory of Meaningful Learning. The validation was performed by a total of 21 adolescent students, using an instrument adapted for the study. A quantitative analysis was performed from the Content Validity Index and descriptive of the suggestions pointed out by the target audience.

Results:

the analysis of the Content Validity index ranged from 0.8 to 1 in all evaluated items. The adolescents presented some suggestions for improvement for the course, most of them were accepted.

Conclusion:

the course was validated by the target audience.

Descriptors:
Adolescence;; Mental Health;; Educational Technology;; Health Promotion;; Validation Study

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