A Study on Factors Affecting Cultural Competency of General Hospital Nurses

Duck-Hee Chae; Yun-Hee Park; Kyeong-Hwa Kang; Tae-Hwa Lee

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A Study on Factors Affecting Cultural Competency of General Hospital Nurses

Duck-Hee Chae¹, Yun-Hee Park², Kyeong-Hwa Kang³, Tae-Hwa Lee⁴

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration 2012;18(1):76-86.
Published online: March 31, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11111/jkana.2012.18.1.76

¹Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

²Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

³Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea.

⁴Professor, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Correspondence: Park, Yun-Hee. College of Nursing, Yonsei University Sungsan-ro 250, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2228-3365, Fax: 82-2-2228-3237, uneepark@yahoo.co.kr

• Received: January 30, 2012 • Revised: February 29, 2012 • Accepted: March 11, 2012

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Abstract

Purpose
As Korea has been rapidly transformed to be a multicultural society, it becomes essential for nurses to develop cultural competency. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess the cultural competency level of general hospital nurses and to examine its contributing factors adopting ecological model.
Method
A convenience sample of 327 nurses from six general hospitals in Seoul metropolitan area was recruited between November 14 to 28, 2011. Cultural competency was measured using the Korean version of the Caffrey Cultural Competence in Healthcare Scale (CCCHS) and Cultural Competence Assessment(CCA). Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to assess the influence of intrapersonal, cultural-experience, and organizational factors on cultural competency.
Results
Mean cultural competency in this study was 2.57(±0.43). Cultural competency was associated with job position (p=.044) at the intrapersonal level. At the cultural experience level, foreign language classes experience (p=.005), fluency in a foreign language (p=.000), experience of working with foreign health care professionals (p=.000) were associated cultural competency. At the organizational level, training program (p=.000), job description (p=.002), health education materials (p=.016), insufficient job control (p=.000), and interpersonal conflicts (p=.011) showed significant difference. Foreign language class experience, foreign language fluency, experience of working with foreign health care professionals, and job control were the most consistent predictors of cultural competence and explained 20.4% of the total variance in the proposed ecological model.
Conclusions
The findings suggest that to enhance cultural competency in general hospital nurses, cultural experience and organizational factors need to be more fully considered than intrapersonal factors.
Key Words: Cultural competency; General hospital nurses; Ecological model; Cultural experience; Organizational factors

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Figure 1

Conceptual framework of the study based on the ecological model

Table 1

Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Intrapersonal Characteristics (n=327^*)

^*Included missing values

Table 2

Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Cultural Experience (n=327^*)

^*Included missing values

Table 3

Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Hospital Resources (n=327^*)

^*Included missing values

Table 4

Correlation between Job Stress and Cultural Competency

^*p<.05 ^**p<.01

Table 5

Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis

p^*<0.05, p^**<0.01

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A Study on Factors Affecting Cultural Competency of General Hospital Nurses

Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the study based on the ecological model

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A Study on Factors Affecting Cultural Competency of General Hospital Nurses

Table 1

Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Intrapersonal Characteristics (n=327^*)

^*Included missing values

Table 2

Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Cultural Experience (n=327^*)

^*Included missing values

Table 3

Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Hospital Resources (n=327^*)

^*Included missing values

Table 4

Correlation between Job Stress and Cultural Competency

^*p<.05 ^**p<.01

Table 5

Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis

p^*<0.05, p^**<0.01

Table 1 Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Intrapersonal Characteristics (n=327*)

^*Included missing values

Table 2 Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Cultural Experience (n=327*)

^*Included missing values

Table 3 Difference of Cultural Competency Scores by Hospital Resources (n=327*)

^*Included missing values

Table 4 Correlation between Job Stress and Cultural Competency

^*p<.05 ^**p<.01

Table 5 Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis

p^*<0.05, p^**<0.01

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