Construction and validation of an e-book about cardiovascular risk in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus

Abstract Objective: To build and validate an e-book about cardiovascular risk in people living with the human immunodeficiency virus. Methods: Methodological study based on the evaluation research theory with analysis of outcome. It involved technological production comprising the phases of analysis and planning, modeling, implementation, and evaluation. Cardiovascular risk factors and strategies to reduce them were discussed. The e-book was validated with experts from all over the country between October 2017 and August 2018 using the Content Validity Index. Results: As the e-book was written to meet the needs of the population, accessible language was used for an easier understanding of the content. Several aspects of the e-book were evaluated by experts. Afterwards, the most frequent criticisms and/or suggestions were analyzed. A concordance rate of 80.5% was observed after analysis of the global CVI. All items had satisfactory agreement rates, with a CVI of 86.6% for general impression, 96.8% for objective, 92.0% for content and 90.4% for relevance. Conclusion: The e-book was evaluated in several aspects by experts and a global agreement index of 80.5% was found. Suggestions were accepted aiming at ensuring a more complete, cohesive, easy to read and updated material. According to the evaluation between experts, the material proved to be valid for use by people living with HIV in order to understand their cardiovascular risk and to know healthier habits that may help in prevention of cardiovascular diseases.