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ence health professionals to develop more culturally competent behaviours,
more methodologically rigorous research is needed in this area (Paez, Allen,
Carson, & Cooper, 2008). The fact is that cultural competence continues to
be developed as a major strategy to address health inequities. We identified
four studies assessing the effects of cultural competence education/training
for health professionals on patient-related outcomes.
Conclusions
The four studies included in the final analysis showed some degree of effec-
tiveness regarding patient-related outcomes or nurses’ acquisition of cultural
competencies. They differed in their experimental designs, intervention and
patient participants, and intervention treatments (e.g., cultural competence
training content, duration, and methods). The results of this review suggest
that the evidence found in published evaluations is still insufficient to allow
any conclusions on which intervention strategies are the most effective for
improving cultural competency in healthcare. Attempts to improve the cul-
tural competence of health professionals should continue and educators and
researchers should evaluate these interventions in methodologically rigor-
ous research.
References
Baldwin, D. M. (2003). Disparities in health and health care: Focusing efforts
to eliminate unequal burdens. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 8(1), 2.
Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12729451
Beach, M. C., Price, E. G., Gary, T. L., Robinson, K. A., Gozu, A., Palacio, A., . . .
Cooper, L. A. (2005). Cultural competence: A systematic review of health
care provider educational interventions. Medical Care, 43(4), 356–373.
Berlin, A., Nilsson, G., & Törnkvist, L. (2010). Cultural competence among Swe-
dish child health nurses after specific training: A randomized trial. Nursing
& Health Sciences, 12(3), 381–391.
Betancourt, J. R., Green, A. R., Carrillo, J. E., & Ananeh-Firempong, O. (2003).
Defining cultural competence: A practical framework for addressing racial/
ethnic disparities in health and health care. Public Health Reports, 118(4),
293–302.
Bonecutter, F. J., & Gleeson, J. P. (1997). Broadening our view. Journal of Multi-
cultural Social Work, 5(1–2), 99–119.
Chapman, R., Martin, C., & Smith, T. (2014). Evaluation of staff cultural awareness
before and after attending cultural awareness training in an Australian
emergency department. International Emergency Nursing, 22(4), 179–184.
Clifford, A., McCalman, J., Bainbridge, R., & Tsey, K. (2015). Interventions to im-
prove cultural competency in health care for Indigenous peoples of Aus-
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ence health professionals to develop more culturally competent behaviours,
more methodologically rigorous research is needed in this area (Paez, Allen,
Carson, & Cooper, 2008). The fact is that cultural competence continues to
be developed as a major strategy to address health inequities. We identified
four studies assessing the effects of cultural competence education/training
for health professionals on patient-related outcomes.
Conclusions
The four studies included in the final analysis showed some degree of effec-
tiveness regarding patient-related outcomes or nurses’ acquisition of cultural
competencies. They differed in their experimental designs, intervention and
patient participants, and intervention treatments (e.g., cultural competence
training content, duration, and methods). The results of this review suggest
that the evidence found in published evaluations is still insufficient to allow
any conclusions on which intervention strategies are the most effective for
improving cultural competency in healthcare. Attempts to improve the cul-
tural competence of health professionals should continue and educators and
researchers should evaluate these interventions in methodologically rigor-
ous research.
References
Baldwin, D. M. (2003). Disparities in health and health care: Focusing efforts
to eliminate unequal burdens. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 8(1), 2.
Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12729451
Beach, M. C., Price, E. G., Gary, T. L., Robinson, K. A., Gozu, A., Palacio, A., . . .
Cooper, L. A. (2005). Cultural competence: A systematic review of health
care provider educational interventions. Medical Care, 43(4), 356–373.
Berlin, A., Nilsson, G., & Törnkvist, L. (2010). Cultural competence among Swe-
dish child health nurses after specific training: A randomized trial. Nursing
& Health Sciences, 12(3), 381–391.
Betancourt, J. R., Green, A. R., Carrillo, J. E., & Ananeh-Firempong, O. (2003).
Defining cultural competence: A practical framework for addressing racial/
ethnic disparities in health and health care. Public Health Reports, 118(4),
293–302.
Bonecutter, F. J., & Gleeson, J. P. (1997). Broadening our view. Journal of Multi-
cultural Social Work, 5(1–2), 99–119.
Chapman, R., Martin, C., & Smith, T. (2014). Evaluation of staff cultural awareness
before and after attending cultural awareness training in an Australian
emergency department. International Emergency Nursing, 22(4), 179–184.
Clifford, A., McCalman, J., Bainbridge, R., & Tsey, K. (2015). Interventions to im-
prove cultural competency in health care for Indigenous peoples of Aus-
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