Development and theoretical validity of the PedCresce game on nursing consultation with children

ABSTRACT Objective to develop and validate the PedCresce game content and appearance about nursing consultation with children in the context of Primary Health Care. Method a descriptive and exploratory study to validate a board game with child health experts, conducted between 2022 and 2023. The Cardinot, McCauley and Fairfield guide for developing board games, developed to support educators, was adopted as a methodological framework. Content validity was verified by the Content Validity Index, and agreement was verified by the Modified Kappa Coefficient, with values >0.8 being considered validated. Results of the 60 challenges that make up the game cards, 51 obtained satisfactory content validity indices and excellent inter-rater agreement, with nine being mandatorily revised according to experts’ suggestions. The assessment of pedagogical aspects and appearance of the game obtained excellent agreement. Conclusion and implications for practice the PedCresce board game with 60 challenges was developed based on scientific literature and validated by experts, reaching more than 0.8 in the Content Validity Index and Kappa coefficient. The PedCresce game validity ensures the pedagogical relevance and quality of the information contained in the educational game, being a tool to support teaching and learning.