title: Psychometric evaluation of the perceived prejudice in health care scale-modified (PPHC-M) among baccalaureate student nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Discrepancy in quality of health care for patients with diverse backgrounds contributes to health outcome disparities. BSN students reveal surprise regarding the presence of health care disparities. Critical social theory guided this study. The psychometric properties of the Perception of Prejudice in Health Care Scale–Modified (PPHC-M) were evaluated,and the relationship between perceived discrimination in health care delivery and cultural sensitivity awareness was explored.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, cross-sectional survey of 146 Midwest BSN students was conducted using Cultural Competence Assessment (CCA), PPHC-M, and the Marlowe–Crowne Social Desirability Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PPHC-M demonstrated reliability(α = .781.) Cronbach’s alphas for General Perception of Prejudice (GPP) and Personal Experience of Prejudice (PEP) were.759 and .756, respectively. Construct validity was supported by contrasted groups. The PPHC was not significantly correlated with the CCA scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PPHC-M shows promise in measuring perceived prejudice in health care.
authors.affiliation: Baker University School of Nursing, Topeka, KS 66604-1353, USA. ruthohm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohm
authors.forename: Libby
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003625:Data Collection; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011287:Prejudice; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012938:Social Perception; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult