Development and validation of an animated infographic for health education of people with cardiometabolic diseases

Objective: To develop and validate an animated infographic to health education of individuals with Cardiometabolic Diseases. Methods: Methodological study carried out from November 2021 to January 2023, in three phases: pre-production, production and post-production. In the pre-production, the infographic's content was identified from a comprehensive scoping review and the storyboard script were developed. In production, the prototype of the infographic was constructed, the audio recording of the script content and its synchronization with the infographic screens were also made. In post-production, the finalization and storage of the infographic was carried out. Thus, its content and visual appeal were assessed by experts and target audience. The Content Validity Index and Appearance Validity Index were calculated to ensure the infographic's validity. A minimum agreement of 0.80 was considered. Results: The infographic's content featured illustrative images, animations, explanatory texts, and audio. Over eight minutes and 57 seconds, it addressed key modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, potential complications, healthy lifestyle practices, adherence to pharmacological treatments, and the importance of multiprofessional health monitoring. The overall validity indices were 0.97 from the experts and 1 from the target audience. Conclusion: The animated infographic proved to be a valid, comprehensible, and engaging educational resource which can be a useful educational technology in health education for individuals with Cardiometabolic Diseases. Objetivo: Desarrollar y validar una infografía animada para la educación en salud de personas con Enfermedades Cardiometabólicas. Método: Estudio metodológico realizado de noviembre de 2021 a enero de 2023, en tres fases: preproducción, producción y postproducción. En la preproducción, se identificó el contenido de la infografía a partir de una revisión de alcance integral y se desarrolló el guion del storyboard. En producción, se construyó el prototipo de la infografía, se realizó la grabación de audio del contenido del guion y su sincronización con las pantallas infográficas. En la postproducción se llevó a cabo la finalización y almacenamiento de la infografía. Además, su contenido y apariencia han sido validados por expertos y público objetivo. Se calculó el Índice de Validez de Contenido y el Índice de Validez de Apariencia para evaluar la validez de la infografía. Se consideró una concordancia mínima de 0,80.   Resultados: El contenido de la infografía incluyó imágenes ilustrativas, animaciones, textos explicativos y audio. A lo largo de ocho minutos y 57 segundos, se abordaron los principales factores de riesgo cardiovascular modificables, las posibles complicaciones, las prácticas de estilo de vida saludable, la adherencia a los tratamientos farmacológicos y la importancia del seguimiento multiprofesional de la salud. Las tasas de validez global fueron de 0,97 para los expertos y de 1 para el público objetivo. Conclusión: La infografía animada ha demostrado ser un recurso educativo válido, comprensible y atractivo que puede ser una tecnología educacional útil en la educación en salud de personas con Enfermedades Cardiometabólicas. Objective: To develop and validate an animated infographic to health education of individuals with Cardiometabolic Diseases. Methods: Methodological study carried out from November 2021 to January 2023. The educational tool was developed in three phases: pre-production, production and post-production. In the pre-production, the infographic's content was identified from a comprehensive scoping review about nursing care to health promotion in Cardiometabolic Diseases, and the storyboard script were developed. In production, the prototype of the infographic was constructed. Audio recording of the script content and synchronization with the infographic screens were also made. In post-production, the finalization and storage of the infographic was carried out. Thus, its content and visual appeal were assessed by experts and target audience. The Content Validity Index and Appearance Validity Index were calculated to ensure the infographic's validity. Results: The infographic's content featured illustrative images, animations, explanatory texts, and audio. Over eight minutes and 57 seconds, it addressed key modifiable cardiovascular risk factors, potential complications, healthy lifestyle practices, adherence to pharmacological treatments, and the importance of multiprofessional health monitoring, all aimed at encouraging self-care. The overall validity indices were 0.97 from the experts and 1 from the target audience. Conclusion: The animated infographic proved to be a valid, comprehensible, and engaging educational resource which can be a useful educational technology in health education and health promotion for Cardiometabolic Diseases individuals.