Using NCAST and the HOME with a minority population: the Alaska Eskimos.
OBJECTIVE
To test applicability of the NCAST and HOME assessment tools in the Eskimo population.


METHODS
A cross-sectional descriptive study of Alaskan native families from two villages used the NCAST and HOME child assessment tools. Comparisons using t-test were made to normative data. ANCOVA was used to test effects of demographic differences.


RESULTS
Several significant differences were found on subscales of the NCAFS, NCATS, and HOME, although the total scores of the NCAFS and the NCATS were not significantly different. Caregiver education and ethnicity were significant covariates.


CONCLUSIONS
NCAFS and NCATS appears to have sufficient breadth to allow for cultural differences. The HOME scale items measure some aspects of the environment that appear to be culture specific.
MacDonald-Clark
N J
NJ
Harney-Boffman
J L
JL
D000413:Alaska; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit; D008913:Minority Groups; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000379:methods