The Development and Psychometric Testing of the Scale of Cultural Sensitivity of Health Care Professionals in Japan.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 NURSING

Journal of Transcultural Nursing Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-12-30 DOI:10.1177/10436596231217688

Hiroko Tanaka, Mikako Arakida

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Abstract

Introduction: The development of cultural sensitivity is essential for health care professionals but there are few tools to measure this quality in Japan. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale of cultural sensitivity for Japanese health care professionals and examine its reliability and validity.

Method: A draft scale was created through conceptual analysis and a questionnaire was completed by 515 health care professionals and 1,322 college students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to determine suitable scale items and examine model fitness.

Results: The four-factor 18-item scale showed acceptable model fitness. Cronbach's α coefficient exceeded .90 and correlation coefficients for criterion-related validity were over .29. Construct validity was confirmed by the significantly higher score of the cross-culturally experienced groups. The intraclass correlation coefficient was .642 (professionals) and .722 (students).

Discussion: This reliable and valid scale for Japanese health professionals and college students may be used to evaluate training programs to increase their cultural sensitivity.

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日本医疗保健专业人员文化敏感性量表的开发和心理测试。

介绍：培养文化敏感性对医疗保健专业人员至关重要，但在日本，衡量这一素质的工具却很少。本研究的目的是为日本医护人员制定一个文化敏感性量表，并检验其信度和效度：方法：通过概念分析编制了量表草案，并由 515 名医护专业人员和 1322 名大学生填写了调查问卷。采用探索性和确认性因子分析来确定合适的量表项目并检验模型的适宜性：结果：18 个项目的四因素量表显示了可接受的模型适配性。Cronbach's α 系数超过 0.90，标准相关效度的相关系数超过 0.29。跨文化经验组的得分明显较高，这证实了结构效度。类内相关系数分别为 0.642（专业人员）和 0.722（学生）：讨论：这一针对日本卫生专业人员和大学生的可靠有效的量表可用于评估培训项目，以提高他们的文化敏感性。

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Journal of Transcultural Nursing 医学-护理

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4.60

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4.80%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Transcultural Nursing (TCN) is a peer-reviewed journal that offers nurses, educators, researchers, and practitioners theoretical approaches and current research findings that have direct implications for the delivery of culturally congruent health care and for the preparation of health care professionals who will provide that care. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).