Seok-Young Han; Hyang-In Cho Chung

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Development of a Cultural Competence Scale for Nursing Students: Seok-Young Han, Hyang-In Cho Chung; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2015;45(5):684-693.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.5.684
Published online: October 30, 2015

¹Chosun Nursing College, Gwangju, Korea.

²College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Cho Chung, Hyang-In. College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, 160 Baekseo-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61468, Korea. Tel: +82-62-530-4956, Fax: +82-62-220-4544, hchoch@hanmail.net

• Received: April 8, 2015 • Revised: April 22, 2015 • Accepted: June 18, 2015

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Abstract

Purpose
This methodological study was conducted to develop and test a cultural competence scale for nursing students.
Methods
Based on the five constructs of cultural competency identified in the conceptual analysis of Suh, 76 items for the tool were derived initially. These items were reduced to 58 items after content validity tests (two times) by 6 multicultural experts. Data collected from 526 nursing students were utilized to test the validity and reliability of the preliminary tool. Item analysis, factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Cronbach's alpha were used for the analysis.
Results
Twenty-seven items were selected for the final scale, and categorized into 5 factors explaining 62.1% of the total variance. Cronbach's alpha was .91 and the reliability of the subscales ranged from .76 to .91. Criterion validity between the developed tool and empathy (r=.26, p <.001) was significant.
Conclusion
The results show that this scale can provide scientific and empirical data when evaluating the effectiveness of school curriculums or multicultural empowerment programs regarding cultural competence of nursing students.
Keywords: Cultural competence; Nursing students; Scale development

This manuscript is based on a part of the first author's doctoral dissertation from Chonnam National University.

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Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N=526)

Table 2

Factor Analysis of the Cultural Competence Scale for Nursing Students (N=526)

Table 3

Finding of Multi-trait/Multi-item Matrix Analysis (N=526)

Table 4

Correlation Coefficients between Empathy and Cultural Competency (N=526)

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Development of a Cultural Competence Scale for Nursing Students

Table 1

Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N=526)

Table 2

Factor Analysis of the Cultural Competence Scale for Nursing Students (N=526)

Table 3

Finding of Multi-trait/Multi-item Matrix Analysis (N=526)

Table 4

Correlation Coefficients between Empathy and Cultural Competency (N=526)

Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N=526)

Table 2 Factor Analysis of the Cultural Competence Scale for Nursing Students (N=526)

Table 3 Finding of Multi-trait/Multi-item Matrix Analysis (N=526)

Table 4 Correlation Coefficients between Empathy and Cultural Competency (N=526)