Assessing the Validity of an Informative E-Booklet: A Structured Teaching Programme to Promote Preventive measures for Non-specific Low Back Pain among Undergraduate College Students

Author: Sumedha Bhatia and Barkha Khurana

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Abstract

The prevalence of non-specific low back pain among college students is a common cause for concern in terms of their health. The aim is to develop and validate the content of an e-booklet that serve as a structured teaching program to promote preventative measures for non-specific low back pain among the population. The primary purpose of the research was to validate the e-booklet by evaluating the quality of its content. Specifically, the researchers aim to make sure that the material that was presented was accurate, clear, understandable, and comprehensive. The methodology consisted of a two-step process. Before beginning to educate undergraduate college students about low back pain, a comprehensive literature search was performed. It included significant information on the prevention and treatment of low back pain. Firstly, it served as the foundation for the education of undergraduate college students. Second, the content included in the e-booklet was assessed for accuracy using the Delphi technique. Hoffman's suggestions were taken into consideration while the e-booklet was being developed. The total content validity of the e-booklet was determined to be 1.0 on the Content Validity Index (CVI), which indicates a high level of content validity. Additionally, each individual section inside the e-booklet achieved a CVI of 1.0, indicating a high level of relevance, correctness, clarity, and completeness throughout the entirety of the content. Expert input from the validation procedure was quite helpful, and the final e-booklet was substantially improved as a result. The results of the validation showed that the e-booklet had a high level of content validity in each of the following six categories: time and objective, content, writing language, illustration, layout, and general features. During the process of validating the e-booklet in a single step, all of the items in the booklet achieved acceptable levels, which were defined as being greater than 0.80. Challenges of the study includes potential limitations in participant recruitment and retention. Despite these challenges, the study contributes significantly to the field by providing a structured teaching program in the form of an informative e-booklet. This innovative approach addresses a gap in existing educational strategies for preventing non-specific low back pain among the target population.

Keywords

Booklet, content Validity, CVI score, Low Back Pain, College Students

Conclusion

The e-booklet has effectively created and verified as a comprehensive teaching program designed for non-specific low back pain in college students. The e-booklet exhibited a notable degree of precision, lucidity, and comprehensiveness, as seen by its content validity, which was verified across multiple areas.

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Sumedha Bhatia and Barkha Khurana (2023). Assessing the Validity of an Informative E-Booklet: A Structured Teaching Programme to Promote Preventive measures for Non-specific Low Back Pain among Undergraduate College Students. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5a): 424-427.