1. 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 , *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 ,RESEARCH 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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