Introduction

The implementation of culturally competent healthcare services has been considered a key strategy for the provision of patient-centered care; however, a need remains to address the requirements of teaching cultural competence, including identifying gaps, designing and evaluating curricula, and assessing students' progress toward program objectives. The objective of this study was to explore the applicability of the Self-Assessment of Perceived Level of Cultural Competence (SAPLCC) questionnaire in the identification of improvement areas in cultural competence content in pharmacy curricula.

Methods

This study used previously-collected SAPLCC data from student pharmacists at eight United States pharmacy schools. Total and factor-specific SAPLCC scores were calculated based on the 14 factors published previously and grouped into six domains (knowledge, skills, attitudes, encounters, abilities, and awareness). Differences in overall scores by domain and factors across various student characteristics were examined using analysis of variance.

Results

The overall mean total SAPLCC score was classified as moderate. Third-year students had significantly higher SAPLCC mean scores than first-year students, and African American students scored significantly higher than their counterparts. At the factor-level, students scored higher in the Attitudes and Awareness domains and scored lower in the Knowledge, Skills, and Encounters domains.

Conclusions

The application of the SAPLCC in schools participating in this preliminary study allowed for the identification of content areas that may benefit from revision. The SAPLCC may be a useful tool for mapping cultural competence curricular content by each specific domain and identifying areas of potential improvement regarding cultural competence training within pharmacy curricula.

中文翻译：

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确定药学课程中文化能力的改进领域：使用文化能力感知水平（SAPLCC）自我评估问卷进行的多学校研究

介绍

实施具有文化竞争力的医疗保健服务被认为是提供以患者为中心的护理的关键战略；然而，仍然需要满足文化能力教学的要求，包括找出差距、设计和评估课程以及评估学生实现项目目标的进展。本研究的目的是探讨文化能力感知水平自我评估（SAPLCC）问卷在确定药学课程文化能力内容改进领域的适用性。

方法

这项研究使用了之前从八所美国药学院的学生药剂师那里收集的 SAPLCC 数据。SAPLCC 总分和具体因素得分是根据之前发布的 14 个因素计算得出的，并分为六个领域（知识、技能、态度、遭遇、能力和意识）。使用方差分析检查了不同学生特征的领域和因素的总分差异。

结果

总体平均总 SAPLCC 评分被归类为中等。三年级学生的 SAPLCC 平均分明显高于一年级学生，非裔美国学生的得分也明显高于其他学生。在因素层面，学生在态度和意识领域得分较高，在知识、技能和遭遇领域得分较低。

结论

SAPLCC 在参与本初步研究的学校中的应用可以确定可能从修订中受益的内容领域。SAPLCC 可能是一个有用的工具，用于按每个特定领域绘制文化能力课程内容，并确定药学课程中文化能力培训的潜在改进领域。