The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation
Background: Researchers have revealed significant disparities in safety events and patient outcomes between minority and non-minority populations, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of cultural competence. As frontline caregivers, nurses play a key role in providing culturally-sensitiv...
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| description | Background: Researchers have revealed significant disparities in safety events and patient outcomes between minority and non-minority populations, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of cultural competence. As frontline caregivers, nurses play a key role in providing culturally-sensitive care. Measuring cultural competence can be challenging. The Cultural Competence Assessment, developed and validated in the United States of America, can help to address these challenges. Method: The aim was to determine the translation and cross-cultural adaptation, while evaluating the psychometric properties, of the Dutch version of the Cultural Competence Assessment among Dutch nurses. We used a cross-sectional design and conducted the study in two phases. Nurses from all over the Netherlands were recruited through the newsletter of the Dutch nurses association and internal distribution by healthcare organisations. The first phase focused on cross-cultural adaptation and translation. The second phase focused on psychometric testing. Data were analysed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was evaluated, utilising McDonald's omega Results: The sample consisted of 447 Dutch nurses working in different healthcare settings. The original Cultural Competence Assessment consisting of 29 items was reduced to 27 items in the first phase of the study. After CFA, the best fit was obtained with a two-factor model consisting of 15 items, with a proficient level of internal consistency. Conclusion: With the two-factor, 15-item Dutch Cultural Competence Assessment, we have provided Dutch nurses with an instrument to self-assess their cultural competence, paying special attention to their awareness, sensitivity, and behaviour when caring for people with cultural differences |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f16453b70684c21b3c8e82a1c157d742025-02-10T04:34:56ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Nursing Studies Advances2666-142X2025-06-018100303The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validationP.B. Sutharson0J.M. Maaskant1A.M. Eskes2Elkerliek hospital, Department of Cardiology, Wesselmanlaan 25, Helmond, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsAmsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Emma Children's Hospital, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Epidemiology and Data Science, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, G01 2.03 Gold Coast campus Griffith University, QLD 4222, Australia; Faculty of Health, Center of Expertise Urban Vitality, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsBackground: Researchers have revealed significant disparities in safety events and patient outcomes between minority and non-minority populations, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of cultural competence. As frontline caregivers, nurses play a key role in providing culturally-sensitive care. Measuring cultural competence can be challenging. The Cultural Competence Assessment, developed and validated in the United States of America, can help to address these challenges. Method: The aim was to determine the translation and cross-cultural adaptation, while evaluating the psychometric properties, of the Dutch version of the Cultural Competence Assessment among Dutch nurses. We used a cross-sectional design and conducted the study in two phases. Nurses from all over the Netherlands were recruited through the newsletter of the Dutch nurses association and internal distribution by healthcare organisations. The first phase focused on cross-cultural adaptation and translation. The second phase focused on psychometric testing. Data were analysed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Internal consistency was evaluated, utilising McDonald's omega Results: The sample consisted of 447 Dutch nurses working in different healthcare settings. The original Cultural Competence Assessment consisting of 29 items was reduced to 27 items in the first phase of the study. After CFA, the best fit was obtained with a two-factor model consisting of 15 items, with a proficient level of internal consistency. Conclusion: With the two-factor, 15-item Dutch Cultural Competence Assessment, we have provided Dutch nurses with an instrument to self-assess their cultural competence, paying special attention to their awareness, sensitivity, and behaviour when caring for people with cultural differenceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666142X2500013XNursingCultural competencyDutchNursesPsychometrics |
| spellingShingle | P.B. Sutharson J.M. Maaskant A.M. Eskes The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances Nursing Cultural competency Dutch Nurses Psychometrics |
| title | The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation |
| title_full | The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation |
| title_fullStr | The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation |
| title_short | The Dutch-translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation |
| title_sort | dutch translated cultural competence assessment scale for nurses cross cultural adaptation and validation |
| topic | Nursing Cultural competency Dutch Nurses Psychometrics |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666142X2500013X |
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