title: Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Cultural Competence Assessment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The 25 item Cultural Competence Assessment assesses the cultural competence of multiple types of healthcare providers. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the questionnaire (KCCA) and to determine the need for changes to improve its validity and reliability.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from 161 hospital nurses were used for the item analysis and to assess the reliability and construct validity of the KCCA before and after the deletion of nine items.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The KCCA did not demonstrate acceptable construct validity and subscale internal reliability. Nine items with high interitem correlations, high modification indices, and relatively lower factor loadings were deleted. The 16 item Modified KCCA showed improved construct validity, convergent and discriminant validity, and reliability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While further psychometric evaluation of the Modified KCCA should be undertaken with larger samples and diverse professionals, the study's data provide evidence that the Modified KCCA might be a more suitable measure for use among Korean healthcare providers.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
authors.forename: Duckhee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyeong-Hwa
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0807-6312
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Benkert
authors.affiliation: Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Informatics, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Ardith Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Doorenbos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: cultural competency; health personnel; psychometrics