title: [Effects of a multicultural education program on the cultural competence, empathy and self-efficacy of nursing students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to examine the effects of a multicultural education program on nursing students' cultural competence, empathy, and self-efficacy.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this quasi-experimental study, the participants were assigned to an experimental group (n=40) or a control group (n=40). The data were analyzed using independent t-test, Chi-square or Fisher's exact test, and paired t-test with the SPSS windows 18.0 program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After receiving the multicultural education program, the levels of cultural competence and self-efficacy in the experimental group were higher than in the control group. The level of empathy increased slightly in the experimental group while it decreased in the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study indicate that multicultural education is effective in raising the level of cultural competence and self-efficacy in nursing students. Thus, there is a need for continuous effort to integrate multicultural education programs in the nursing curriculum. Repeated study to test effects of these multicultural education programs should be also necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Sahmyook Health University College, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Hee
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Peek
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cspark@catholic.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Chai-Soon
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D054521:Cultural Competency; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cultural competence; Culture; Empathy; Self-efficacy