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Effects of a Multicultural Education Program on the Cultural Competence, Empathy and Self-efficacy of Nursing Students
Eun-Hee Peek, Chai-Soon Park
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2013;43(5):690-696.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.5.690
Published online: October 31, 2013

1Department of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College, Seoul, Korea.

2College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Park, Chai-Soon. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, 222 Banpodaero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2258-7014, Fax: +82-2-2258-7772, cspark@catholic.ac.kr
• Received: December 31, 2012   • Accepted: September 30, 2013

© 2013 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    This study was done to examine the effects of a multicultural education program on nursing students' cultural competence, empathy, and self-efficacy.
  • Methods
    In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were assigned to an experimental group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The data were analyzed using independent t-test, Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, and paired t-test with the SPSS windows 18.0 program.
  • Results
    After receiving the multicultural education program, the levels of cultural competence and self-efficacy in the experimental group were higher than in the control group. The level of empathy increased slightly in the experimental group while it decreased in the control group.
  • Conclusion
    The results of this study indicate that multicultural education is effective in raising the level of cultural competence and self-efficacy in nursing students. Thus, there is a need for continuous effort to integrate multicultural education programs in the nursing curriculum. Repeated study to test effects of these multicultural education programs should be also necessary.
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Figure 1
Conceptual framework of the process of cultural competence and self-efficacy.
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Table 1
Comparison of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups
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*Fisher's exact test.

Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 2
Baseline Outcome Measures between Experimental and Control Groups
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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

Table 3
Effect of Multicultural Educational Program
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w: Within group; b: Between group; Exp.=Experimental group(n=40); Cont.=Control group(n=40).

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      Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the process of cultural competence and self-efficacy.
      Effects of a Multicultural Education Program on the Cultural Competence, Empathy and Self-efficacy of Nursing Students

      Comparison of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups

      *Fisher's exact test.

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Baseline Outcome Measures between Experimental and Control Groups

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Effect of Multicultural Educational Program

      w: Within group; b: Between group; Exp.=Experimental group(n=40); Cont.=Control group(n=40).

      Table 1 Comparison of General Characteristics between Experimental and Control Groups

      *Fisher's exact test.

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Table 2 Baseline Outcome Measures between Experimental and Control Groups

      Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group.

      Table 3 Effect of Multicultural Educational Program

      w: Within group; b: Between group; Exp.=Experimental group(n=40); Cont.=Control group(n=40).


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