title: Validation of a provider self-report inventory for measuring patient-centered cultural sensitivity in health care using a sample of medical students.
abstract: The paper describes the construction and initial evaluation of the new Tucker-Culturally Sensitive Health Care Inventory (T-CSHCI) Provider Form, which was developed to address the shortcomings of existing similar measures. Two hundred seventeen (217) 3rd and 4th year medical students completed the T-CSHCI-Provider Form. Factor analysis was used to identify non-overlapping items. The final solution produced five factors: patient-centeredness, interpersonal skills, disrespect/disempowerment, competence, and cultural knowledge/responsiveness. The five T-CSHCI-Provider Form factors/subscales proved to be reliable and were associated with related constructs as hypothesized. This study provides initial evidence that the T-CSHCI-Provider Form measures independent dimensions of patient-centered culturally sensitive health care as perceived by medical students. Recommendations for ways in which the T-CSHCI Provider Form can be used to guide culturally sensitive health care training are provided.
authors.affiliation: Counseling Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. anca.mirsupaun@gmail.com
authors.forename: Anca
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mirsu-Paun
authors.forename: Carolyn M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: Keith C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: Caridad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult