Culturally competent scholarship in nursing research.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the degree to which research reports published in major nursing research journals reflected Meleis's eight criteria for culturally competent scholarship.


METHODS
Analytic review of 167 studies dealing with race, ethnicity, or culture from four nursing research journals, 1992-2000.


METHODS
Four reviewers selected, abstracted, and scored research articles independently, in pairs, and as a group.


RESULTS
The mean and median Meleis scores were 2.92 and 3.00 on an 8-point scale. All scores were assigned at least once. Contextuality, relevance, and communication style were most frequently present; disclosure, empowerment, and time were least frequently present.


CONCLUSIONS
Assignment of Meleis scores is feasible and useful for evaluating cultural competence of research reports.
Jacobson
Sharol F
SF
University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, AL, USA.
Chu
Nancy Lin-Lin
NL
Pascucci
Mary Ann
MA
Gaskins
Susan W
SW
D015706:Bibliometrics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000592:standards*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D012107:Research Design; D016746:Transcultural Nursing