CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN PEDIATRIC UNITS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Abstract

Background/aim: Cultural competence is a skill that health professionals must possess in order to provide effective and safe health care in multicultural societies. Children patient population needs a special care in terms of differences in cultural diversity. It was aimed to determine the cross-cultural competence of healthcare professionals working in pediatric units. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study determining the cross-cultural competence of nurses and doctors (n=157) working in pediatric units considering Cross-Cultural Competence of Healthcare Professionals (CCCHP) scale. Results: Total mean score of CCCHP is found to be 85.38±10.46 as good and confident in the subdimensions. A statistically significant difference was found between participants' marital status, total working years in their professional life, total working years in their unit, their views on the importance of learning cultures in patient care and the total mean score of the CCCHP scale. Conclusions: Highlighting cross-cultural competence within health care offers an effective care.

Keywords

• cross-cultural competence
• health
• healthcare professionals
• pediatric units
• nurses.

PEDİATRİ ÜNİTELERİNDE ÇALIŞAN SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ KÜLTÜRLERARASI YETERLİLİĞİNİN BELİRLENMESİ: KESİTSEL TANIMLAYICI BİR ÇALIŞMA

Abstract

Amaç: Kültürel yeterlilik, çok kültürlü toplumlarda etkili ve güvenli sağlık hizmeti verebilmek için sağlık çalışanlarının sahip olması gereken bir beceridir. Çocuk hasta popülasyonu kültürel çeşitlilik farklılıkları açısından özel bir bakıma ihtiyaç duymaktadır. Pediatri ünitelerinde görev yapan sağlık çalışanlarının kültürlerarası yeterliliğinin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Gereç ve yöntem: Pediatri ünitelerinde çalışan hemşire ve doktorların (n=157) kültürler arası yeterliliğini Sağlık Çalışanlarının Kültürlerarası Yeterliliği (SÇKY) ölçeği dikkate alınarak belirleyen kesitsel tanımlayıcı bir çalışma. Bulgular: SÇKY toplam puanının alt boyutlarda iyi ve güvenli olarak 85,38±10,46 olduğu belirlendi. Katılımcıların medeni durumu, mesleki yaşamlarındaki toplam çalışma yılı, birimlerindeki toplam çalışma yılı, hasta bakımında öğrenme kültürünün önemine ilişkin görüşleri ve SÇKY ölçeği toplam puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunmuştur. Sonuçlar: Sağlık hizmetlerinde kültürlerarası yetkinliğin vurgulanması etkili bir bakım sunar.

Keywords

• kültürlerarası yeterlilik
• sağlık
• sağlık çalışanları
• pediatri birimleri
• hemşireler

Ethical Statement

Araştırma yapılmadan önce Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Etik Kurulu'ndan (sayı/tarih: 101/3 Temmuz 2020) etik kurul izni ve çalışmanın yapılacağı kurum izinleri alınmıştır. Katılımcılar bilgilendirilmiş onay verdi ve onaylar kişi toplantısında sözlü olarak verildi. Tüm katılımcılara çalışma izinlerinin alındığı, isimlerinin gizli tutulacağı, anonimliğe dikkat edileceği ve verilerin yalnızca bilimsel amaçlarla kullanılacağı bilgisi verildi.

Thanks

Bu çalışmaya katılmayı cömertçe kabul eden tüm sağlık profesyonellerine teşekkür ederiz.

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