Development and psychometric assessment of the healthcare provider cultural competence instrument.
This study presents the measurement properties of 5 scales used in the Healthcare Provider Cultural Competence Instrument (HPCCI). The HPCCI measures a health care provider's cultural competence along 5 primary dimensions: (1) awareness/sensitivity, (2) behaviors, (3) patient-centered communication, (4) practice orientation, and (5) self-assessment. Exploratory factor analysis demonstrated that the 5 scales were distinct, and within each scale items loaded as expected. Reliability statistics indicated a high level of internal consistency within each scale. The results indicate that the HPCCI effectively measures the cultural competence of health care providers and can provide useful professional feedback for practitioners and organizations seeking to increase a practitioner's cultural competence.
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA schwarJL@miamioh.edu.
Joshua L
JL
Schwarz
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Raymond
R
Witte
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Sherrill L
SL
Sellers
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Rebecca A
RA
Luzadis
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
Judith L
JL
Weiner
Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Eloiza
E
Domingo-Snyder
Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA.
James E
JE
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D001364:Awareness; D003142:Communication; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
cultural competence; health care; instrument validation; scales; survey instrument