Eun-Hee Peek1, Chai-Soon Park2. 1. Department of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College, Seoul, Korea. 2. College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cspark@catholic.ac.kr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of a multicultural education program on nursing students' cultural competence, empathy, and self-efficacy. METHODS: In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were assigned to an experimental group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The data were analyzed using independent t-test, Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, and paired t-test with the SPSS windows 18.0 program. RESULTS: After receiving the multicultural education program, the levels of cultural competence and self-efficacy in the experimental group were higher than in the control group. The level of empathy increased slightly in the experimental group while it decreased in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that multicultural education is effective in raising the level of cultural competence and self-efficacy in nursing students. Thus, there is a need for continuous effort to integrate multicultural education programs in the nursing curriculum. Repeated study to test effects of these multicultural education programs should be also necessary.
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PURPOSE: This study was done to examine the effects of a multicultural education program on nursing students' cultural competence, empathy, and self-efficacy. METHODS: In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were assigned to an experimental group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The data were analyzed using independent t-test, Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, and paired t-test with the SPSS windows 18.0 program. RESULTS: After receiving the multicultural education program, the levels of cultural competence and self-efficacy in the experimental group were higher than in the control group. The level of empathy increased slightly in the experimental group while it decreased in the control group. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that multicultural education is effective in raising the level of cultural competence and self-efficacy in nursing students. Thus, there is a need for continuous effort to integrate multicultural education programs in the nursing curriculum. Repeated study to test effects of these multicultural education programs should be also necessary.
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Keywords:
Cultural competence; Culture; Empathy; Self-efficacy
Authors: Anna Majda; Joanna Zalewska-Puchała; Iwona Bodys-Cupak; Anna Kurowska; Krystian Barzykowski Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-04-11 Impact factor: 3.390