Effect of Cultural Competence Training on Nurses' Cultural Competence Levels and Patients' Perceptions of Culturally Competent Care
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Oyku Ozturk
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Nurses' Cultural Competence Score
Overview
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a cultural competence training program based on Gülbu Tanrıverdi's Environment-Oriented Cultural Competence Model in improving nurses' cultural competence levels and in enhancing patients' perceptions of culturally competent care. The study adopts a mixed-method design including a randomized controlled pre-test/post-test intervention for nurses and semi-structured interviews with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Other
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have not previously received any training on transcultural nursing or cultural competence
- •Currently working in units that provide care to international adult patients
- •Not holding a managerial or administrative position
- •Voluntarily agree to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Have lived or stayed abroad for more than six months
Arms & Interventions
Intervention Arm
The nurse who is in intervention arm will be in training programme.
Intervention: Cultural Competence Training Program (Behavioral)
Control Arm
The nurse in the control group will not undergo any procedure.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Nurses' Cultural Competence Score
Time Frame: Baseline (Pre-test, Week 0) and after completion of the 4-week training (Post-test, Week 4)
The primary outcome will be the change in nurses' cultural competence levels before and after the training intervention. Cultural competence will be measured using the Nurse Cultural Competence Scale (NCCS), which assesses awareness, knowledge, sensitivity, and skills related to culturally competent care.
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Oyku Ozturk
PhD Candidate, Clinical Research Nurse
Koç University