51. The Development and Psychometric Testing of the Scale of Cultural Sensitivity of Health Care Professionals in Japan.
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Tanaka, Hiroko and Arakida, Mikako
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EXPERIMENTAL design ,COLLEGE students ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,RESEARCH evaluation ,STATISTICAL reliability ,RESEARCH methodology ,CROSS-sectional method ,RESEARCH methodology evaluation ,EFFECT sizes (Statistics) ,WORK ,INTERVIEWING ,TRANSCULTURAL medical care ,QUANTITATIVE research ,CULTURAL pluralism ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques ,TEST validity ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,T-test (Statistics) ,RESEARCH funding ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,FACTOR analysis ,CULTURAL competence ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,INTRACLASS correlation ,CHI-squared test ,STATISTICAL correlation ,STATISTICAL sampling ,DATA analysis software ,HEALTH equity ,EMOTIONS ,CULTURAL awareness ,CONCEPTS ,TRANSLATIONS ,EVALUATION - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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