J Korean Acad Nurs.  2013 Oct;43(5):690-696. 10.4040/jkan.2013.43.5.690.

Effects of a Multicultural Education Program on the Cultural Competence, Empathy and Self-efficacy of Nursing Students

• Peek EH
• Park CS

• KMID: 1707170
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2013.43.5.690

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.

Keyword

Culture; Cultural competence; Empathy; Self-efficacy

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
*Cultural Competency
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Educational Measurement
Empathy
Female
Humans
*Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Self Efficacy
Students, Nursing/*psychology
Translating
Young Adult

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  Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the process of cultural competence and self-efficacy.

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