Designing, implementing, and evaluating a mobile app-based cultural care training program to improve the cultural capacity and humility of nursing students
Farsangi S.N. Khodabandeh Shahraki S. Preposi Cruz J. Farokhzadian J.
December 2023BioMed Central Ltd
BMC Medical Education
2023#23Issue 1
Background: Given the growing cultural diversity among healthcare clients, it is crucial for nursing education to have a clear mission: to effectively train future nurses by incorporating cultural care curricula. The goal is to equip them with the necessary cultural capacity and humility. This study focused on designing, developing, and evaluating a mobile app-based cultural care training program, with the aim of enhancing the cultural capacity and humility of nursing students. Methods: This experimental study utilized the five steps of the ADDIE instructional model (analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation) to design a mobile app-based cultural care training program. The first three steps involved designing and developing the program, drawing upon Purnells model for cultural competence and Forondas rainbow model of cultural humility. In the fourth step, the cultural care training program was implemented in 16 modules among 80 internship nursing students. These students were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control groups, with 40 students in each group. Finally, in the fifth step, the effectiveness of the mobile app-based program was evaluated by administering the Cultural Capacity Scale, and the Foronda Cultural Humility Scale before and one month after the cultural care training. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS22, employing techniques such as paired t-test, chi-square test, and independent samples t-test. Results: A total of 76 students completed the study, with 39 students in the intervention group and 37 students in the control group. Prior to the mobile app-based cultural care training program, there were no significant differences in cultural capacity and humility scores between the two groups (p > 0.05). However, following the completion of the program, the intervention group exhibited higher scores in cultural capacity and humility compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the mobile app-based cultural care training program had a positive impact on the cultural capacity and humility of undergraduate nursing students. These results indicate the importance of nurse educators designing comprehensive training programs that incorporate innovative approaches to enhance cultural capacity and humility among nursing students at all academic levels.
Cultural capacity , Cultural care , Cultural competence , Cultural humility , Mobile application , Nursing students
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Reproductive Health, Family and Population Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Health in Disasters and Emergencies Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Science, Kerman, Iran
Reproductive Health
Health in Disasters and Emergencies Research Center
Department of Medicine
Nursing Research Center
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