Development of a Cultural Competence Assessment instrument.

Full Abstract

This article describes initial testing of an instrument designed to provide evidence of cultural competence among health care providers and staff. The Cultural Competence Assessment (CCA) instrument was based on a model describing cultural competence components (fact, knowledge, attitude, and behavior). Content and face validity were confirmed through expert panel review, subject feedback, and field-testing. The CCA was administered to an interdisciplinary health care team in a community hospice setting. Preliminary findings suggest that the CCA performed well. Internal consistency reliability for the scale was 0.92. Construct validity by factor analysis demonstrated that 25 items had loadings above 0.42. Construct validity was supported with a significant correlation to the widely used Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence among Health care Professionals (IAPCC). Validity also was supported by significant differences between individuals with different educational levels and prior diversity training. The CCA is a promising tool to measure cultural competence in populations with a wide range of educational levels and backgrounds.

Author information

Author/s: Schim, Stephanie Myers (SM); Doorenbos, Ardith Z (AZ); Miller, June (J); Benkert, Ramona (R);

Affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, USA. s.schim(-atsign-)wayne.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Validation Studies

Journal: Journal of nursing measurement (J Nurs Meas), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2003 Spring-Summer; vol 11 (issue 1) : pp 29-40

Dates: Created 2004/05/10; Completed 2004/06/08; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 15132010, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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