TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-administered instruments to measure cultural competence of health professionals
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Gozu, Aysegul
AU - Beach, Mary Catherine
AU - Price, Eboni G.
AU - Gary, Tiffany L.
AU - Robinson, Karen
AU - Palacio, Ana
AU - Smarth, Carole
AU - Jenckes, Mollie
AU - Feuerstein, Carolyn
AU - Bass, Eric B.
AU - Powe, Neil R.
AU - Cooper, Lisa A.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Background: Tools that measure knowledge, attitudes, and skills reflecting cultural competence of health professionals have not been comprehensively identified, described, or critiqued. Summary: We systematically reviewed English-language articles published from 1980 through June 2003 that evaluated the effectiveness of cultural competence curricula targeted at health professionals by using at least one self-administered tool. We abstracted information about targeted providers, evaluation methods, curricular content, and the psychometric properties of each tool. We included 45 articles in our review. A total of 45 unique instruments (32 learner self-assessments, 13 written exams) were used in the 45 articles. One third (15/45) of the tools had demonstrated either validity or reliability, and only 13% (6/45) had demonstrated both reliability and validity. Conclusions: Most studies of cultural competence training used self-administered tools that have not been validated. The results of cultural competence training could be interpreted more accurately if validated tools were used.
AB - Background: Tools that measure knowledge, attitudes, and skills reflecting cultural competence of health professionals have not been comprehensively identified, described, or critiqued. Summary: We systematically reviewed English-language articles published from 1980 through June 2003 that evaluated the effectiveness of cultural competence curricula targeted at health professionals by using at least one self-administered tool. We abstracted information about targeted providers, evaluation methods, curricular content, and the psychometric properties of each tool. We included 45 articles in our review. A total of 45 unique instruments (32 learner self-assessments, 13 written exams) were used in the 45 articles. One third (15/45) of the tools had demonstrated either validity or reliability, and only 13% (6/45) had demonstrated both reliability and validity. Conclusions: Most studies of cultural competence training used self-administered tools that have not been validated. The results of cultural competence training could be interpreted more accurately if validated tools were used.
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U2 - 10.1080/10401330701333654
DO - 10.1080/10401330701333654
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17564547
AN - SCOPUS:34447552708
SN - 1040-1334
VL - 19
SP - 180
EP - 190
JO - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
JF - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
IS - 2
ER -