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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020 Jul 8;38(2):161–168. doi: 10.1177/1049909120936169

Table 1.

Development of Telenovela, To Care/ El privilegio de cuidar.

Phase and timeline Purpose and steps Implications for video development/assessment Comments
  1. Develop script draft November 2018

  • Adapt video-recorded power-point content into a story

  • Six video-recorded power point videos were developed into 3 episodes of telenovelas

Content of video-recorded power point is based on preliminary work of interviews to hospice staff and caregivers to identify caregiver education needs
  • Revision of first draft by video experts (DPO and AV)

  • Modification of voice and title in 2 of the characters

  • Translate script from English into Spanish and ensure fifth grade literacy level

  • Due to length third episode was split in 2, leading to 4 episodes

  1. Enhance second script draft December 2018-February 2019

  • Obtain feedback from research team (n = 10) and lay-people (n = 14)

  • Video message is clear and people identified with main character

Field notes were taken to record feedback during research team and patient advisory board meetings. Focus groups and email interviews to a convenient sample of lay-people and family caregivers were also summarize into field notes.
  • Final draft was revised by patient advisory board (n= 9)

  • Added a scene of patient talking more alongside of caregiver to distinguish their characters better

  • Added a line about the last sense lost nearing death and removed deacon from character’s name in English version

  • Modified to a more natural way on how the hospice nurse gave instructions about pain to caregiver

  • To add family into the social network, one character was changed from best friend to daughter

  1. Produce final video March- April 2019

  • Obtain reactions from research team and hospice staff (n = 8) and family caregivers (n = 7)

  • Conversation with hospice nurse and main characters scene was cut to the most vital hospice information

  • Final video was seen by patient advisory board (n= 9)

  • Two versions of video were made with/without spirituality topic

  • Increase the volume of conversation over music and changed the title of telenovela in the Spanish version