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Instrument PurposeSubjectsDescription of instrumentStated conceptual frameworkScore methodsReported reliability Reported validitySubsequent use/testingReliability reported in subsequent testing
(1) Cultural
Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES), Bernal and Froman, 1993 [14]
Designed to test perceived sense of self efficacy in caring for diverse patients (Black, Hispanic, and Asian)Piloted with community health nurses30 items testing knowledge of cultural concepts, comfort in performing cultural nursing skills, and knowledge of cultural patterns for specific ethnic groups Consistent with Bandura Self Efficacy (Social Learning Theory) and Leininger; otherwise not linked with an overarching conceptual modelSurvey—5-point Likert-type scale with 1—very little confidence and 5—quite a lot of confidenceCronbach's alpha .97 overall with subscales ranging from .85 to .98. Content validity determined by an expert panel of 5 public health nurses
followed by factor analysis confirming construct validity
Jones et al., 2004 [15]Consistent with pilot study
Coffman et al., 2004 [16] reported multiple published and unpublished uses of CSESReliability reported ranging from .86 to .98
Quine et al., 2012 [17]Reliability reported for knowledge subscale .95 and skills subscale .87
(2) Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool (TSET), Jeffreys and Smodlaka, 1996 [18]Diagnostic tool designed to evaluate students perceived self efficacy caring for diverse clientsOriginal pilot study had 357 nursing students83-item questionnaire with 3 subscales: cognitive, practical, and affective Bandura—Self Efficacy (Social Learning Theory), concepts of transcultural nursingSurvey—10-point Likert-type scale. For all items 1—not confident to 10—totally confidentTotal alpha .97 and .98 with subscale alpha ranging from .90 to .98Content validity by 6 member expert panel followed by factor analysis confirming construct validityJeffreys, 2000 [19]Consistent with pilot study
Jeffreys and Smodlaka, 1999 [20]
Lim et al., 2004 [21]
Published reliability .091–.093 for subscales
Larsen and Reif, 2011 [22]Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.982 to 0.990
Jeffreys and Dogan, 2010 [23]CEFA testing internal consistency .94 to .98 and reliability of .99
Jeffreys and Dogan, 2012 [24]Authors confirm validity and reliability
(3) Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competency (IAPCC and IAPCC-R), Campinha-Bacote, 2009 [6] Designed to measure level of cultural competence in health care providersAcute care setting with 15 registered nursesOriginal scale of 20 items
revised scale of 25-item questionnaire based on 5 constructs of desire, awareness, knowledge, skill, and encounters
Based on The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services Campinha-Bacote, 2002 [8]Survey—4-point Likert-type scale with differing range for responsesReliability of original version reported as a “limitation” Content validity determined by 5 national health care experts in fields of transcultural nursing and construct validity determined by known groups techniqueMultiple reported uses of IAPCC-R [6]Consistent with reported psychometric values of revised version
The author reports “average” reliability of revised version Cronbach's alpha .83
(4) Ethnic Competency Skills Assessment Inventory—
(ECSAI), Napholz, 1999 [25]
Originally designed for another discipline; used to examine self-report cultural competence of nursing students56 nursing students from 2 campuses 23 items with no description of itemsNot reported Survey—5-point Likert-type scale—never to alwaysCoefficient alpha .9444Not reported Not reported Not reported
(5) Cultural Awareness Scale (CAS), Rew et al., 2003 [26]
Designed to test cultural awareness of nursing studentsInstrument piloted with 72 undergrad and grad nursing students 36-item questionnaire with 5 subscales: general education experience, cognitive awareness, research issues behavior/comfort with interactions, and patient care issues Based on the Pathways Model and consistent with the Purnell Model of Cultural Competence Survey—7-point Likert-type scale—strongly agree to strongly disagreeCronbach's alpha .82 for faculty and for students .91 on overall test Content validity determined by 7 member expert panel Krainovich-Miller et al., 2008 [27]Overall testing was consistent with original pilot reporting
(6) Cultural Competence Assessment (CCA), Schim et al., 2003 [28]. Designed to measure cultural competence among hospice nurses and workersField tested and pilot tested with 51 hospice nurses and caregivers25 items with subscales—awareness and sensitivity, cultural diverse experiences, and cultural competence behaviorsBased on Cultural Competence Model of Schim and MillerSurvey—5-point Likert-type scale—strongly agree to strongly disagree and no opinionCronbach's alpha overall was .92 with subscales reliability of .93 and .75Content and face validity determined by 2 expert panels Doorenbos et al., 2005 [29]Tested in health care providers with consistent results
Construct validity testing by factor analysis with two factors loading over .40 and contrasted group validity was determinedStarr and Wallace, 2009 [30]Not reported
(7) Cultural Knowledge Scale
(CKS) [31]
Designed to evaluate effectiveness of cultural competence training Convenience sample of 76 public health nurses enrolled in 5-week cultural competence training course24 items with 2 knowledge subscales—items taken from IAPCC-R and CSESBased on The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services Campinha-Bacote, 2002 [8]Survey—5-point Likert-type scale—strongly agree to strongly disagreeCronbach's alpha of 0.71 to 0.96Otherwise reliability and validity were based on original instruments from which items were takenNot reportedNot reported
(8) Cultural Diversity Questionnaire for Nurse Educators—
CDQNE [32]
Designed to measure cultural competence of nurse educatorsConvenience sample of 163-nursing faculty72 items with 2 subscale measuring 5 constructs of desire, awareness, knowledge, skill, and encounters—included items from the IAPCC-RBased on The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services Campinha-Bacote, 2002 [8]Survey—5-point Likert-type scale—strongly agree to strongly disagreeNot reportedContent validity was determined by a panel of expertsReneau, 2013 [33]Not reported
(9) Cultural Competency Instrument (CCI), Kosoko-Lasaki et al., 2006 [34]Designed to assess provider and investigator knowledge, attitudes, and sensitivity to other culturesPilot tested with “small” group of clinical researchers and research nurses20 items Not reported Survey—multiple choice Not reported Content validity was based on review of the literature “no attempts” to further validateO'Brien et al., 2006 [35]Psychometric values not reported
(10) Cross-Cultural Evaluation Tool (CCET), Hughes and Hood 2007 [36]Designed to measure the cultural sensitivity of nursing students after educational activity Convenience sample of 218 nursing students20 items Based on items from an unpublished presentation by Freeman, 1993 [37]Survey—5-point Likert-type rating scale assessing behaviors with range from always exhibited to never demonstratedCronbach's alpha of 0.73 to 0.87. Significant alpha increases on posttestSubjected to factor analysis by PCA. Four factors accounting for 51.9% of variance for the concept cross-cultural interactionNot reportedNot reported
(11) Nurse Cultural Competence Scale (NCCS), Perng and Watson 2012 [38]Designed to measure cultural awareness, cultural knowledge, cultural sensitivity, and cultural skillPilot testing with 47 Taiwanese on the job nursing students 41 items, measuring 4 constructs: cultural awareness, knowledge, sensitivity, and skillBased on the literature of Campinha-Bacote, Jeffreys, and others Survey—5-point Likert-type scale—strongly agree to strongly disagreeCronbach's alpha for 4 scales ranged from 0.78 to 0.96Face validity established through reviews by 4 expertsPerng and Watson, 2012 [38]Not reported