Humanizing pediatric anesthesia care: development and validation of an educational video for caregivers.

OBJECTIVE: To develop an educational video on pediatric anesthesia, obtain evidence of content validity from experts, and assess its clarity, adequacy, and acceptability among caregivers. METHODS: This methodological study was conducted at a tertiary pediatric university hospital in Brazil between 2023 and 2025 and comprised sequential qualitative and quantitative phases. The qualitative and development phases included semistructured interviews with 10 caregivers, a narrative literature review, script development, and production of a preliminary video. The validation phases included 22 experts and 12 caregivers, who completed different instruments according to the objectives of each assessment. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, and content validity was assessed using the Scale-level Content Validity Index using the average method (S-CVI/Ave). RESULTS: Caregiver interviews identified information needs related to fasting, type of anesthesia, monitoring, and postoperative care. Using the expert instrument, the S-CVI/Ave was 94%, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.94. Using the caregiver instrument, the corresponding values were 98% and 0.75. These findings should be interpreted separately because different instruments were used. Suggestions from both groups were subsequently incorporated into the final video, which was produced in Brazilian Portuguese, lasted 4 min and 40 s, and used 2D animation, illustrations, text, and narration. CONCLUSIONS: The evaluated version achieved satisfactory content validity indices and was considered clear, relevant, and appropriate for caregivers. The revised final version was not reassessed. Clinical effectiveness was not evaluated and should be investigated in future studies.