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Cultural Competence in Nursing
Table 1 Comparison of Study Aims, Settings and Descriptions of Patients
Author/Year Country Study aim Study design Patient descriptions
Berlin et al. Sweden To evaluate the ex- The study partici- Of the 39 municipal-
(2010) tent to which spe- pants were an inter- ities in Stockholm
cific training affected vention group and County, 27 had reg-
how nurses rated a control group of istered a having at
their own cultural nurses working in least 20 of the chil-
competence, diffi- health services in dren with immigrant
culties, and concerns the Stockholm and parents. Fifteen of
and to study how Sörmlands coun- those municipalities
nurses evaluated the ties. The clinical part were randomly cho-
training of these services is sen.
provided at primary
child healthcare cen-
tres.
Chapman Australia To determine if an Group pre-test/post- Aboriginal and Tor-
et al. (2014) accredited cultural test intervention de- res Strait Islander
awareness training sign involved mea- people
programme affected suring staff cultural
emergency depart- awareness before
ment staff knowl- and after training
edge, familiarity, at-
titude of and percep-
tion regarding Aus-
tralian Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Is-
lander people
Majumdar Canada To determine the In a randomised Most participants
et al. (2004)
effectiveness of controlled trial, 114 were either Roman
cultural sensitiv- healthcare providers Catholic or Protes-
ity training on the (nurses and home- tant. Although all
knowledge and atti- care workers) and 133 participants spoke
tudes of healthcare patients (from two English, a small
providers, and to as- community agen- share (below 15 for
sess the satisfaction cies and one hospi- both groups) spoke
and health outcomes tal) were randomly French as their na-
of patients from dif- assigned to experi- tive language.
ferent culturally di- mental (training) and
verse groups with control groups and
healthcare providers were followed for 18
who received train- months
ing
McElmurry USA To improve diabetes Health promoters Latino diabetes pa-
et al. (2009) care among limited
English-proficient served a total of tients
Latino patients
1,994 Latino diabetes
patients, providing a
total of 4,242 patients
177
Table 1 Comparison of Study Aims, Settings and Descriptions of Patients
Author/Year Country Study aim Study design Patient descriptions
Berlin et al. Sweden To evaluate the ex- The study partici- Of the 39 municipal-
(2010) tent to which spe- pants were an inter- ities in Stockholm
cific training affected vention group and County, 27 had reg-
how nurses rated a control group of istered a having at
their own cultural nurses working in least 20 of the chil-
competence, diffi- health services in dren with immigrant
culties, and concerns the Stockholm and parents. Fifteen of
and to study how Sörmlands coun- those municipalities
nurses evaluated the ties. The clinical part were randomly cho-
training of these services is sen.
provided at primary
child healthcare cen-
tres.
Chapman Australia To determine if an Group pre-test/post- Aboriginal and Tor-
et al. (2014) accredited cultural test intervention de- res Strait Islander
awareness training sign involved mea- people
programme affected suring staff cultural
emergency depart- awareness before
ment staff knowl- and after training
edge, familiarity, at-
titude of and percep-
tion regarding Aus-
tralian Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Is-
lander people
Majumdar Canada To determine the In a randomised Most participants
et al. (2004)
effectiveness of controlled trial, 114 were either Roman
cultural sensitiv- healthcare providers Catholic or Protes-
ity training on the (nurses and home- tant. Although all
knowledge and atti- care workers) and 133 participants spoke
tudes of healthcare patients (from two English, a small
providers, and to as- community agen- share (below 15 for
sess the satisfaction cies and one hospi- both groups) spoke
and health outcomes tal) were randomly French as their na-
of patients from dif- assigned to experi- tive language.
ferent culturally di- mental (training) and
verse groups with control groups and
healthcare providers were followed for 18
who received train- months
ing
McElmurry USA To improve diabetes Health promoters Latino diabetes pa-
et al. (2009) care among limited
English-proficient served a total of tients
Latino patients
1,994 Latino diabetes
patients, providing a
total of 4,242 patients
177
